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## Chapter 460/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
## Verses 367-368
**Verse 22:** As the monk who practices self-study, free from the activities of the five senses and endowed with the three secrets, becomes focused and united with discipline, so too, as one delves deeper into the scriptures, which are filled with extraordinary essence and are unprecedented, one becomes united with extraordinary, new faith and experiences supreme bliss.
**Verse 23:** The ignorant being destroys the karma accumulated over millions of billions of lifetimes, while the enlightened being destroys it in a moment, concealed by the three secrets.
**Explanation:**
The collection of twelve categories (Dwadashanga) is a statement, and its meaning is "that which is known and understood." Here, nine substances are taken from the term "meaning." Statement and meaning together are called "Vachanarth." When both statement and meaning are excellent, i.e., flawless, that statement is called "Pravachanarth."
**Doubt:** The statement, in the form of the seven-fold classification, is flawless because it is confirmed by direct perception and inference, and is free from contradiction. Therefore, if the flawlessness of the meaning is known from the flawlessness of the statement, then what is the purpose of understanding the meaning?
**Solution:** This is not a flaw, because the term "meaning" is used to benefit those who follow the words.
**Alternatively:** The "Pravachanarth," i.e., the twelve categories, is that which is known and understood through excellent statements. The twelve categories are produced from all the combined letters, which are characterized by unique composition, have many meanings, are endowed with unique causal factors, and require the assistance of specific teachers for understanding. This is the meaning of the above statement.
**Doubt:** Since the word "Gati" refers to the meaning of "Desha," understanding the word "Gati" leads to the understanding of all fourteen "Marganga-sthana." The scripture called "Marganga" is the one through which the beings, who are characterized by the fourteen "Gunasthanas," are discovered in the "Gati," i.e., "Marganga-sthana."
**Solution:** The twelve categories are called "Atma" because they are the result of the soul. And the result is not different from the cause, because the earthen pot, etc., are not found to be separate from the clay.
**Doubt:** Both "Dravyachatta" and "Bhavaschatta" are similar in relation to the general principles of the scriptures. Therefore, just as the twelve categories are considered "Atma" in their essence, the same applies to "Dravyachatta."