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## 393
This sūtra shows that the devotion to the pure soul, as mentioned earlier, leads to the bondage of karma, and thus it prohibits the attainment of liberation through it.
**General Meaning with Anvaya:** (Arhant-siddh-cheddiy-pavayan-ganna-na-bhatti-sampanno) One who is devoted to the Arhant Bhagwan, the Siddha Paramatma, their images, Jain principles, the group of Munis, and knowledge (bahusha) mostly (punnam) creates karmic bondage (bandhi) (du) but (so) he (kamp-khayam) does not destroy karma.
**Specific Meaning:** The essence of this sūtra is that liberation is attained through the experience of the pure self, free from any influx. Therefore, liberation through attachment to any object is prohibited. ||166||
**This sūtra indicates that the absence of the realization of one's own true self is solely due to attachment.** For whoever has even a tiny bit of attachment to external objects in their heart, even if they are well-versed in all the scriptures, they will not know their own true self. ||167||
**Anvaya:** (Yasyah hridaye) In whose heart (paradravyah) towards external objects (anu-matrah va) even a tiny bit (lesha-matrah bhi) [raghah] attachment (vidyate) exists (sah) he, (sarva-agam-dharah api) even if he is well-versed in all the scriptures, (svakasyah samaayam na vijanati) does not know (does not experience) his own true self.
**Commentary:** Here, the absence of the realization of one's own true self is shown to be solely due to attachment.
Whoever has even a tiny bit of attachment in their heart, even if they are well-versed in all the scriptures, they do not truly realize their pure, unattached nature and their own true self. Therefore, to realize one's true self, just as one removes cotton stuck to a wick, one must gradually eliminate even the smallest traces of attachment to external objects, including those related to Arhathood. ||167||
**It is then explained that the realization of the pure self is hindered by external objects.** For whoever has even a tiny bit of attachment to external objects, whether good or bad, in their heart and mind, they will not truly realize their own true self.