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## Chapter 14
The six substances and five astikayas were described. You said that one should not say that namaskara (salutation) leads to punya (merit) and punya prevents obstacles. This statement of yours is also not correct, because it has been proven in logic and other disciplines that saluting the deity leads to punya and punya leads to obstacle-free actions. Then you said that believing this leads to vyabhichar (deviation). This is also not correct, because where obstacles occur even while performing dharma (righteousness) like saluting the deity, giving charity, and worship, one should understand that it is the result of past sins, not a fault of the means of dharma. And where obstacle-free actions are seen even without performing dharma like saluting the deity, giving charity, and worship, one should understand that it is the result of past dharma, not the result of sins. Then the disciple asks: Is the scripture itself auspicious or inauspicious? If the scripture is auspicious, then what is the purpose of doing auspicious things with auspicious things? And if the scripture is inauspicious, then what purpose will be achieved from such a scripture? The Acharya Maharaj also provides a solution to this: Auspicious things are done for the sake of devotion. As it is said:
**Meaning:** People worship the sun with a lamp, the ocean with water, and Saraswati (goddess of learning) with speech, just like this, auspicious things are worshipped with auspicious things. ||16||
And also, saluting the Ishtadevata (chosen deity) leads to acceptance of their favor, as it is said:
**Meaning:** The attainment of the path of liberation is through the grace of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, in the scriptures, the main ones praise their qualities at the beginning. ||17||
And it is also said:
**Meaning:** The means of attaining the desired result is right knowledge. Right knowledge comes from the true scriptures. The origin of those scriptures is from the Aapta (divine beings). Therefore, those Aapta Devas are worthy of worship, through whose grace there are three types of intellect. Righteous people do not forget the favors done to them. ||18||
In this way, the auspiciousness has been stated briefly. Next, the cause for which this scripture was created is called the cause of the cause. The reason for the divine sound being manifested by the Vitaraga Sarvagna Bhagwan is the inspiration of the punya of the bhavya jivas (evolving souls). As it is said:
**Meaning:** The bhavya jivas, through the divine radiance of the sun in the form of Shrutagyan (scriptural knowledge), have faith in the knowledge of the six substances and nine substances. Therefore, the sun in the form of Shrutagyan rises. ||19||
Here, the cause of this Prabhrit Granth (this scripture) is Shiv Kumar Maharaj. Just as in the Dravyasangrah (collection of substances) and other scriptures, Moma Seth and others were the cause, it should be understood in this way. In this way, the cause has been explained briefly. Now...