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The five-astīkāya, beginning with the one who has pacified the poison of anger, which even the animal kingdom can hear with their ears. ||1|| Thus, the word of the Arhant, revealed through the greatness of the word, is the proof. The word that is secluded, non-human, not spoken by any man, and not composed of various stories, is the proof of the Purāṇa.
**Meaning:** The word is the proof that describes through anekanta or syādvāda, and that is spoken by the tradition of a सर्वज्ञ (omniscient) man. It is said that the Arhants have infinite knowledge, etc., because they know the infinite dravya, kṣetra, kāla, and bhāva. This means that they are worthy of worship, even by the Ganadhara Devas, who are the holders of the seven ṛiddhis, such as buddhi, and the four jñānas, such as matijñāna. The Arhants have conquered the world, which is in the form of the five parāvartanās, namely dravya, kṣetra, kāla, bhava, and bhāva. This means that they have achieved their purpose through the greatness of the destruction of the yātiyas and the konkas. For those who are not accomplished, who are ignorant worldly beings, the Arhants are the only refuge. Thus, the Jinas have been worshipped with four special qualities. This is a worshipful feeling of remembering the infinite knowledge, etc. The Jina is the one who conquers the enemies in the form of karma, which are the causes of falling into the many forests in the form of bhava, the objects of the senses, and the calamities. These four qualities are given to him in the same way as saying that the conch is white. Even by simply saying conch, one understands its whiteness. Similarly, by the mere etymology of the word Jina, one understands his infinite qualities. However, the qualities are given to show the specialness and to indicate that the worship is not for those who are called Jina only in name. This is the meaning of the special quality and the special object. This is the meaning of the word.
The feeling of remembering the infinite knowledge, etc., is the worship. To know it through the impure niścaya naya is to know the word "namo jinebhyaḥ" as a dravya in the form of worship. To know it through the asadbhuta vyavahāra naya is to know it as a worshipful object and a worshipper in one's own soul. To know it through the pure niścaya naya is to know it as a non-dual feeling, that this soul is worthy of worship and is the worshipper. This is the meaning of the naya. These Arhant Devas are worthy of worship, not any other passionate, hateful, or ignorant being. This reveals the meaning of the Jina dharma. Saying that they are worthy of worship by a hundred Indras reveals the meaning of the tradition and the āgama. The meaning of this mangalācaraṇa is that only the pure jīvāstīkāya, which is endowed with infinite knowledge, etc., is worthy of acceptance. Thus, one should know the meaning of the word, the meaning of the naya, the meaning of the dharma, the meaning of the āgama, and the meaning of the feeling. In the same way, wherever...