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NandiSootra
Drishti is shrut-ajnana.
COMMENTARY The attitudes and understanding of a mithyadrishti is perverted. Therefore the knowledge acquired by him is misused. He accepts truth as well as lie and turns truth into a lie. That is why the knowledge of a mithyadrishti is called ajnana whether it is mati or shrut.
On the other hand, a samyagdrishti understands a thing with reference to its authenticity and view points and accordingly accepts truth and reality and rejects falsity and unreality. He churns falsity and extracts truth out of it and uses his knowledge only for the development of self and others. Therefore, it is only the knowledge of a samyagdrishti that is truly called jnana whether it is mati or shrut.
The knowledge of samyagdrishti provides guidance to others on the spiritual path whereas the knowledge of mithyadrishti only inspires controversy, vituperation, argument etc. and causes spiritual regression.
Here a doubt arises when jnana and ajnana both are caused by Kshayopasham of the knowledge veiling karma why the division of right and false? The root cause of this is the fruition of mtthyatva mohaniya karma (the karma that prevents the true perception of reality and causes affinity for falsity) which turns truth into a lie and jnana into ajnana.
*ABHINIBODHIK-JNANA (MATI-JNANA) *
[095] MEANING -Question - What is this abhinibodhik-jnana?
Answer Abhibodhik-jnana (mati-jnana) is said to be of Two types - shrut nishrit and ashrut nishrit.
Question What is this ashrut nishrit?
Answer - Ashrut nishrit is said to be of four types
[096] MEANING -1.Autpattiki, 2.Vainayiki, 3.Karmaja and 4.Parinamiki. It is said that wisdom is of these four types; a fifth type does not exist.
COMMENTARY -Shrut nishrit means that which is acquired bylistening to the shrut. Ashrut nishrit is that which acquirednaturally without any help from the shrutis. The four 'types of ashrutnishrit are briefly defined as follows
Autpattiki - That which raises suddenly, spontaneously and without studying scriptures is called autpattiki buddhi.
Vainayiki - That which is acquired through devotion for teachers and elders or seniors, by serving them and being humblebefore them is called vainayiki buddhi. Karmaja - That which is acquired through regular practice likethat of various arts and crafts.
Parinamiki - That which is acquired through long andcontinuous contemplation or as a consequence of maturity andexperience is called parinamiki buddhi.
ATTRIBUTES OF AUTPATTIKI BUDDHI
[097] MEANING -The wisdom that helps understand at once the correctmeaning of and the information conveyed by hitherto unseenand unheard of things is called autpattiki buddhi.
(1) THE EXAMPLES OF AUTPATTIKI BUDDHI
[098] MEANING (1) Bharat (name of a person), The Rock, The Ram, The Cock, Til, Sand, The Elephant, The Well, The Forest, Kheer (a dessert cooked with rice and milk), Atig, Leaves, The squirrel, Five Fathers.
Aagam- 44 -NandiSootra
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Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
