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566/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
Gatha 482-483
One should accept that Darshanopयोग (the use of Darshan) is present until the final moment of non-acceptance of the truth, because without it, the existence of the Jiva (soul) becomes different from Darshan and Gyanopयोग (the use of knowledge).
'Darshan' is the use related to the self. This Darshan is not in the form of knowledge, because knowledge takes external meaning as its object. And there is no unity of knowledge and Darshan, which have external and internal objects, because believing so leads to contradiction. And knowledge cannot be considered to have two powers, because the effect of one पर्याय (category) on another पर्याय is considered.
Doubt - Why don't we accept that the general perception of external objects is Darshan and the specific perception is called knowledge, because many Acharyas have said so?
Solution - This statement is not appropriate, because without general perception, the absence of specific perception leads to the implication of the simultaneous occurrence of knowledge and Darshan, even in the state of the world, i.e., even for the छयस्थ (those who are on the path of liberation), like the Kevali (omniscient). And if we accept the definition of 'Darshan as the one who perceives the general', then the gradual occurrence of knowledge and Darshan in the छद्मस्थ (intermediate) state also does not happen, because there is no object that is special without the general, and there is a contradiction in the occurrence of knowledge in a non-object. If knowledge is considered to occur in a non-object, then knowledge cannot be considered as proof, because it is not a differentiator of the object. There is also no object that is only special, because it lacks the agency of its अर्थक्रिया (meaningful action). Therefore, "the general name is of the Atma (soul)," because it is generally present in all objects (through knowledge). The use that takes this general form of the Atma as its object is Darshan.
Many people say that only Kevalgyan (omniscient knowledge) knows its own sins and other objects, thus attributing the effect to Kevaldarshan (omniscient perception). But their statement is not logical, because Kevalgyan itself is a पर्याय. There is no other पर्याय of a पर्याय, therefore there is no lack of two powers in Kevalgyan, one that knows itself and the other that knows others. If the harmony of one पर्याय with another पर्याय is accepted, then the अनवस्था दोष (defect of non-existence) cannot be prevented by anyone, therefore the Atma itself is the knower of itself and others. Among them, self-reflection is called Kevaldarshan and reflection on others is called Kevalgyan.
There is no such thing as only general, because apart from its own special, only the general of the same nature and the general of analogy are not found. If it is said that without the general, the same perception and the generation of one perception cannot happen everywhere, therefore the general is a separate substance, then saying so is not logical, because the perception of one is multi-faceted and the perception of the same is not multi-faceted. Therefore, the generation of knowledge that is different in nature, which takes the object of general and special, is seen. This shows that there is no separate substance called general. And there is also no substance called special, which is completely different from the general, because the general is related to