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474/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
Verse 3:14-375 Desavadhi - 'Des' means samyaktva, because it is a component of restraint. The knowledge that is the extent (limit) of restraint is Desavadhi knowledge. When it exists, the jiva also attains mithyarava and also attains asanayama, because there is no contradiction in this happening.'
Parmavadhi knowledge and Sarvavadhi knowledge are only of the ultimate-bodied restrained ones; restraint is not possible for gods and hell-beings, therefore gods and hell-beings do not have Parmavadhi and Sarvavadhi knowledge. By the principle of residual inference, they only have Desavadhi knowledge. Therefore, the knowledge of the state of existence of gods and hell-beings is called Desavadhi. Sarvavadhi and Parmavadhi knowledge are only of the restrained ones, therefore they are only guna-pratyaya. The Desavadhi knowledge that humans and animals have is also guna-pratyaya, because humans and animals do not have knowledge of the state of existence, it is only of gods and hell-beings.
Desohi'ssa ya pravaram paratiriye hodi sanjadamhi varam. Paramohi samvohi charamasarirass'sa viradass'sa. ||374||
Verse meaning - Inferior Desavadhi knowledge is of humans and animals. Superior Desavadhi knowledge is only of the restrained one. Parmavadhi and Sarvavadhi knowledge are of the ultimate-bodied restrained one. ||374||
Special meaning - "Ukkassam manusesu ya manusa-teri'cchae ja'nnohi."3 Superior knowledge of the state of existence is not of animals, gods and hell-beings, because they cannot be restrained, it is only of humans, and among them, it is only of the restrained human, not of others. That is, superior knowledge of the state of existence is only of the great sages. Inferior knowledge of the state of existence is not of gods and hell-beings, but only of the right-seeing human and animal. Further in verse 378, the scope of inferior knowledge of the state of existence will be said to be the inferior penetration of the subtle Nigodaya Labdhyaparyaptak, the measure and the time-series, the countless part (in verse 383). But in hell, the inferior scope is one kos (verse 424) and in the gods, the inferior scope is twenty-five yojan (verse 426); from this it is known that inferior knowledge of the state of existence is not of gods and hell-beings. The statement of Parmavadhi and Sarvavadhi has been made in the special meaning of 373.
Padi'va'vi desohi' appadi'va'di' havanti sesa pro.
Micchatam aviramanam ga ya padiv'vajati charim'duge. ||375|| Verse meaning - Desavadhi is attainable and the remaining two are unattainable. The last two knowledge of the state of existence do not attain falsehood and unrestraint. ||375||
Special meaning - When Desavadhi knowledge exists, the jiva falls and also attains falsehood and also attains unrestraint. This proves that Desavadhi is attainable. Parmavadhi knowledge
1. Dhaval Pu. 13 p. 323. 2, Dhaval Pu. 13 p. 262 Sutra 54 and 55. 3. Dhaval Pu. 13 p. 327 Verse 17 first half. 4. Dhaval Pu. 13 p. 327. 5. "Taththa micchatam pi gacchejj'a asan'jam'am pi gacchejj'a, praviro'ha'do." [Dhaval Pu. 13 p. 323]