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**Chapter Four (2) of the Karma Granth -** Prohibiting the study of Drishtivad also hinders the limits of the cause-and-effect relationship as stated in the scriptures. For example, one cannot attain Kevalgyan without first attaining the five senses; the first two stages of Shulkadhyan cannot be attained without prior knowledge, and 'prior' is a part of Drishtivad. This limit is undeniably accepted in the scriptures.
"Shulkayavah Purvavidah."
Tattvarth, Chapter 6, Sutra 36. Therefore, considering a woman ineligible for Drishtivad as eligible for Kevalgyan seems clearly contradictory.
There are two perspectives regarding the reasons for the ineligibility of women for Drishtivad:
(a) The first perspective, held by Shri Jinbhadramani Kshamasraman and others, attributes this ineligibility to mental flaws like triviality, pride, sensory fickleness, and reliance on opinions. For this, see Vishesh Bhashya, 552nd verse.
(b) The second perspective, held by Shri Bhadrasuri and others, attributes this ineligibility to physical flaws in the form of impurities. Thus:
"Katham Dwadashangapratisheshah? Tathavishaviprataso Dovat." Lalitavistara, Chapter [Removal of Contradiction from Nayashti]: The special cause-and-effect relationship that appears in the attainment of Kevalgyan by a woman due to her ineligibility for Drishtivad is not actually a contradiction. Because the scriptures consider women capable of understanding the meaning of Drishtivad; the prohibition is only for verbal study.
"Shrenipatih Tu Kamagarbhavadbhavatobhavo'ddhi Evam."
- Ativishtara and its commentary by Shrimunichandrasuri, Chapter 111. When tapas, contemplation, etc., lead to a significant reduction and cessation of the knowledge-obscuring karmas, a woman can understand the complete meaning of Drishtivad without verbal study and, by attaining the two stages of Shulkadhyan, can also attain Kevalgyan. "Yadicha 'Shastrayogagamyasamayyam Yogaha Vaseya Madhatisukhsmen Vishishtakhsayopashamaprabhamaprabhadiyogata Purvadharasyaiva Bovatarikesadbhava"