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Gādha. 484-485
Darśanamārgaṇā/566
In the fourth section of the Samvāya named 'Doubt', it is said that "Kevalajñāna and Kevaladarśana are similar in terms of their nature, and the object of knowledge is the proof." But can Kevalajñāna, which is directed towards infinite external objects that are within the scope of time, and Kevaladarśana, which is directed towards one's own soul that is within the scope of all three times, be similar?
Solution: The soul is the proof of knowledge, and knowledge is the proof of infinite substances and their modifications that are within the scope of all three times. Therefore, there is similarity between knowledge and vision. The special thing is that when the soul is perceived through vision, the knowledge that is present in the soul is also perceived through vision. When knowledge is perceived, the external object that is the subject of knowledge is also perceived. Thus, both knowledge and vision are similar because their subject is the same.
Doubt: Then is vision greater than knowledge in terms of its own modifications that reside in the living being? Solution: This is not a fault, because this is desirable. Doubt: Then how can there be similarity between knowledge and vision?
Solution: It is not that there cannot be similarity, because there is no contradiction in accepting similarity between the two that are dependent on each other. It is also said:
"Pāyā gāṇapamāraṇam gāṇam ṇeyappamāraṇamuddiddv'.
ṇeyam lopālonaṁ tamhā pāṇam tu savya-gayam." ||168||
The soul is the proof of knowledge, knowledge is the proof of the object of knowledge. The object of knowledge is the proof of the world and the non-world, therefore knowledge is all-pervasive. The soul is equal to knowledge. Since the object of vision is the soul, vision is the proof of the soul. Thus, knowledge and vision are proven to be equal. Just as there are as many indivisible perceptions of Kevalajñāna, there are as many indivisible perceptions of Kevaladarśana. In this respect also, Kevalajñāna and Kevaladarśana are equal. Knowledge is all-pervasive and the soul is the proof of knowledge, therefore the soul is also all-pervasive. What is all-pervasive is common. Thus, the soul is perceived through the word 'common'.
The nature of Cakṣu-Pracakṣu-Avadhi vision is: "Cakṣuṇ jaṁ pāyasai dissai taṁ cakṣudarsaṇam veti. Sesiviappayāso raṇāyanvo so pracakṣūtti." ||484|| "Paramāṇuprāviyāiṁ antimkhaṇḍatti muṭṭidavvāi. Taṁ prohidasaṇam puraṇa jaṁ passai tāi paccavakhaṁ." ||485||
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