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If someone becomes a **Samyagdrusti** with **Saraag** (attachment) and **Chulika** (subtle attachment) in the **Mokshamarg** (path to liberation), and if they are able to contemplate the soul, even then, they will be liberated from the world only through devotion, which is a **Shubhopayog** (beneficial use). If they believe this absolutely, then due to the subtle **Parasamaya** (ultimate time) effect, they will become ignorant and **Mithyadristi** (falsely seeing). This proves that ignorance harms the soul. It is said:
How many souls are corrupted by ignorance, how many are destroyed by carelessness, how many harm themselves by the touch of knowledge, i.e., knowledge without experience, and how many souls are destroyed by those who are themselves lost and wandering! 165.
The above **Shuddhasamprayog** (pure practice) is negated as a cause of bondage, as it is not the path to liberation. One who is endowed with devotion to **Arhat** (liberated soul), **Siddh** (liberated soul), **Chaitya** (image of an Arhat), **Pravachan** (scripture), **Gan** (group of monks), **Naaan** (knowledge), and **Bhakti** (devotion), binds much merit, but does not destroy karma. 166.
One who is endowed with devotion to Arhat, Siddha, Chaitya, Pravachan, Gan, Naaan, and Bhakti, even though he is engaged in **Shuddhasamprayog**, due to the attachment to the soul, does not abandon the **Shubhopayog** and binds much merit, but does not destroy all karma. Therefore, even a particle of attachment should be abandoned, as it is the cause of **Parasamaya** (ultimate time) activity. 166.
Meaning: One who is endowed with devotion to Arhat, Siddha, Chaitya, Pravachan, Gan, and Naaan, binds much merit, but does not actually destroy karma. 166.
Commentary: Here, the previously mentioned **Shuddhasamprayog** is negated as a cause of bondage, as it is not the path to liberation. Even though one is engaged in **Shuddhasamprayog**, due to the attachment to the soul, he does not abandon the **Shubhopayog** and binds much merit, but does not actually destroy all karma. Therefore, even a particle of attachment should be abandoned, as it is the cause of **Parasamaya** (ultimate time) activity. 166.
Summary: The above **Shuddhasamprayog** is negated as a cause of bondage, as it is not the path to liberation. One who is endowed with devotion to Arhat, Siddha, Chaitya, Pravachan, Gan, Naaan, and Bhakti, binds much merit, but does not destroy karma. 166.