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Nandi Sootra
ana is ex AR SHRUestion
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No-indriya labdhi akshar - to grasp the meaning or purpose by feeling, thoughts or contemplation
Mati-jnana and shrut-jnana both are produced with the help of five sense organs and mind." These are acquired gradually. Mati-jnana is cause and shrutjnana its effect or activity. Mati-jnana isnatural or spontaneous and general, whereas shrut-jnana -is acquiredwith effort and is specific. Mati-jnana is inexpressible and shrut-jnana is expressible.
ANAKSHAR SHRUT (131) MEANING - Question - What is this anakshar shrut?
Answer - Anakshar shrut is of many types - exhalation, inhalation, spitting, coughing, sneezing, blowing nose, nasalsound, etc.
[132] MEANING - This concludes the description of anakshar shrut.
COMMENTARY -The sounds produced just to indicate some thing or as a gesture and not used to express any letter or word are called Anakshar shrut. The sounds that have no meaning or are produced without any specific purpose are not included in this. The sounds created for some purpose, to warn others, to indicate benefit or harm, or for any other use are included in anakshar shrut.
SANJNI AND ASANJNI SHRUT [133] MEANING -Question - What is this sanjni shrut? Answer - Sanjni shrut is said to be of three types
(1) Withreference to kaliki upadesh, (2) with reference to hetu upadesh, and (3) with reference to drishtivad upadesh
Question - What is this with reference to kaliki upadesh?
Answer - Those who have iha, apoh, margana, gaveshana, chinta and vimarsh are called sanjni (sentient) beings. Thosewho do not have iha, apoh, margana, gaveshana, chinta andvimarsh are called asanjni (non-sentient) beings. The knowledge of these is called sanjni shrut or asanjni shrut withreference to kaliki upadesh.
Question - What is this with reference to hetu upadesh?
Answer - That which has the capacity to act according to analysis through wisdom is called sanjni being. That which does not have the capacity to act according to analysis through wisdom is called asanjni (non-sentient) being. The knowledge ofthese is called sanjni shrut or asanjni shrut with reference tohetu upadesh.
Question - What is this with reference to drishtivadupadesh?
Answer - That who has had kshayopasham of sanjni shrut iscalled sanjni (sentient) being. That who has had Kshayopasham of asanjni shrut is called asanjni (non-sentient) (sentient) being. The knowledge of these is called sanjni shrut or asanjni shrut respectively with reference to drishtivad upadesh.
This concludes the description of sanjni and asanjni shrut.
COMMENTARY -There are three alternatives of sanjni (sentient) and asanjnt (non-sentient) beings. The shrut related to these three alternatives is called sanjni shrut and asanjni shrut. The three alternatives are as follows
Kaliki upadesh (Deergh-kaltki upadesh) - Kaltkt means time related. From long term view point a sanjni (sentient) being is that which after coming in contact with the information or knowledge gradually absorbs it through the sequence of tha, apoh, margana, gaveshana, chinta and vimarsh. In brief a being that has the capacity to absorb a thing or a subject in this way is called a sanjni (sentient) being. Aagam- 44 -NandiSootra
~113 - Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
