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SPIRITUÁL LIGHT. अतीन्द्रियपदार्थानामपि सर्वज्ञोपदेशाधलम्बनेन विश्वसनीयत्वमाहअर्वाग्दृशां नैव परोक्षभावाः प्रत्यक्षधीगोचरतां लभन्ते । अतीन्द्रियज्ञानिकृतोपदेशैः सन्तो यथार्थ प्रतियन्ति किन्तु ॥१५॥
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Super-sensual objects are ever beyond the power of perception of men with physical eyes but they are realized in their true nature by the righteous that are illumined by those that are endowed with superphysical knowledge.
Notes-In this shloka a reference is made to Pratyaksha Pramān. It is of two kinds according to the Jain Logic (1) The Sâmvyavahâric Pratyaksha is acquired with the aid of senses and mind. It is known also as Matijnāna. (2) The Pāramārthika Pratyaksha is purely intuitional knowledge i. e. acquired without the aid of senses and mind, and is of two kinds, limited and unlimited by time and space. Elevated Souls by the force of the teachings of the omniscient are able to know things beyond the powers of senses and mind, while ordinary people can not do so as their powers of perception are limited. From their inability to see things beyond the powers of senses and mind, they can not validly and legitimately infer their nonexistence. The nonperception of the bird fiying in the highest regions of the sky, does not justify one to conclude its nonexistence. One is not justified to infer the nonexistence of some stars because he does not see them even in full moonlight
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