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## Six Substances - Description of the Five Astikayas
(**Cha Bhavanam**) And contemplation, the thought of what is known. (**Tahu Ev**) Similarly, it (**Chaduviyappam**) is of four types. (**Darshanpukh**) With the knowledge of perception (**Ganam**) this knowledge (**Havdi**) happens.
**Special Meaning:** This soul, according to the principle of certainty, is an undivided, pure, knowledge-filled entity. According to the principle of practical application, it is covered by karmas in the state of the world. When the karma of the knowledge-obscuring covering is destroyed or subdued, the knowledge that arises through the five senses and the mind, which knows both concrete and abstract objects with or without alternatives or distinctions, is called **mati-jnana**. It is of three types: the power to know objects that is obtained through the destruction or subduing of the knowledge-obscuring covering karma is called **upalabdhi mati-jnana**. "This is blue, this is yellow," etc., the activity of knowing an object in this way is called **upayoga mati-jnana**. Repeatedly thinking about the known object is **bhavana mati-jnana**. This **mati-jnana** is of four types, based on the distinctions of **avagraha**, **iha**, **avaya**, and **dharana**. Alternatively, it is also of four types: **kostha-buddhi**, **bija-buddhi**, **padanusari buddhi**, and **sambhinna-srotrita buddhi**. This **mati-jnana** happens with the perception of the form of existence. The implication here is that the **mati-jnana** that is in front of the pure soul, which is free from modifications, according to the principle of certainty, is the one that is worthy of being adopted, as it is the means to infinite happiness. The external **mati-jnana** that is its means is worthy of being adopted according to the principle of practical application. || 1 ||
**Verse 2 of the Sanskrit Commentary:**
**Sudanaan Pun Naani Bhanthi Laddiyaa Bhavanaa Chev. Uvaoganayaviyappam Naanena Ya Vatthu Atthass ||2||**
**Sudanaan Pun Naani Bhanthi** - The wise ones say that the soul, as mentioned earlier, when the karma of the knowledge-obscuring covering is destroyed or subdued, knows concrete and abstract objects indirectly. This is again called **shruta-jnana**. **Tacc Kathambhuttam?** - How is it? **Laddi Ya Bhavanaa Chev** - It is in the form of attainment and contemplation. **Punaravi Kimvishistam?** - What is its special characteristic? **Uvaoganayaviyappam** - It is the alternative of application and the alternative of principle. Here, the word **upayoga** refers to the evidence that grasps the object, and the word **naya** refers to the alternative of the knower, which grasps a part of the object. Thus, it is said: **Nayo Jnaturabhipraayah**. **Kena Kritva Vastugrahakam Pramanam Vastvekadeeshagrahako Naya Iti Chet?** - What is the evidence that grasps the object, and what is the principle that grasps a part of the object? **Naanena Ya** - It is said that the evidence is the knower, the distinguisher, the grasper, and **Vatthu Atthass** - the grasper of all objects. **Arthasya Vastvekadeeshasya, Kathambhutasy?** - What is the nature of the part of the object that is grasped by the principle? It is the principle that grasps the object in the form of its qualities and synonyms. Here, the implication is that the pure soul, which is of the nature of pure knowledge and perception, is worthy of being adopted in certainty, as it is the means to the supreme soul, which is the essence of the three jewels of right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct. The external means is worthy of being adopted in practical application. || 2 ||