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## Translation:
**Verse 126:**
The meaning of the sutra is that there are many descriptions of the nine substances and the path to liberation.
**Commentary:**
The first section of the text has already discussed the non-living nature of the five substances, including pudgala, using three verses.
Now, in response to the question, "If formations (sanstthana) and other things are not the nature of the soul, then what is the nature of the soul?", the text explains:
* The soul is not the substance of pudgala, which has the qualities of taste (rasa) and other qualities.
* It is not merely the qualities of taste.
* It is not the sense organ of the tongue, which is made of pudgala and is called "jihvendraiya".
* It is not the object of perception, which has the quality of taste, and is perceived by the tongue sense organ.
* It is not the perceiver, the sense organ itself, which perceives taste.
* It is not the mind (bhaavendraiya), which perceives the taste and removes the karmas.
* It is not the knowledge (kevalgyaan) that is a single, undivided awareness of all objects of perception, which is born from the mind (bhaavendraiya) and is the cause of the knowledge of taste.
* It is not the knowledge of taste, which is a part of the knowledge of all objects of perception.
* It is not the soul that knows the taste and becomes one with it.
Therefore, the soul is tasteless (arasa).
This explanation should be applied to the other senses, such as sight, smell, sound, and touch, in a similar way.
**Verse 127:**
**Commentary:**
* **Avyakta:** Just as the cycle of karmas, such as anger, etc., is not present in the pure soul, which is free from the perception of the false, attachment, etc., and is not manifested in the impure soul, similarly, the Supreme Soul is not manifested in the impure soul.
* **Asanstthana:** The Supreme Soul is not formed by the six formations (samchaturstra, etc.) that arise from the karmas of pudgala, because it is a single, undivided awareness, free from all formations, including the four-sided formation (vritta-chaturstra), etc.
* **Alingagrahan:** Although the pure soul is known indirectly through inference, characteristics, indirect knowledge, and conventional understanding, like knowing fire from smoke, it is not directly perceived by others, as it is perceived by the perfect yogis, who are free from the defilements of attachment, etc., and whose pure soul is directly perceived by them. Their pure soul is filled with the nectar of true happiness, like a pot filled with water, and is free from all anxieties.
**Meaning:**
The soul is pure consciousness (shuddha chetana guna) and has the quality of knowledge (kevalgyaan), as described in the verse: "He who knows all moving and non-moving things, all their qualities, and all their transformations, past, present, and future, at every moment, is called the omniscient. Salutations to the omniscient, the Lord of the Jinas, the great hero."
**Conclusion:**
This section of the text explains the nature of the pure soul, which is free from all defilements and is the ultimate goal of liberation. It also emphasizes the importance of understanding the difference between the pure soul and the impure soul.
This section concludes the second major chapter, which deals with the nine substances, and the third sub-chapter within it.