Apporva Avasar

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra,
Publisher: USA Jain Study Group NY

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મોહ સ્વયંભૂરમણ સમુદ્ર તરી કરી, સ્થિતિ ત્યાં જયાં ક્ષીણમોહ ગુણસ્થાન જો; અંત સમય ત્યાં પૂણૅ સ્વરૂપ વીતરાગ થઈ, પ્રગટાવું નિજ કેવળજ્ઞાન નિધાન જો અપૂર્વ...૧૪
Let me cross the large ocean (SWAYAMBHOORAMAN) of delusion (MOHA) And reach the state
Where practically all delusive karmas are eliminated (KSHINAMOHA). At the end, let me attain perfection through complete detachment And acquire the treasure of absolute knowledge (KEVALGNAN).
Here Shrimad describes the state of soul as it passes through the 12th spiritual stage (KSHINAMOHA) and says that conquering MOHA is as difficult as crossing the largest ocean but is possible solely through self effort and meditation. MOHA, at this stage, implies subtle attachment and delusion and even a small trace of it prevents the soul from achieving total perfection. After conquering this formidable foe -MOHA - and burning off other remaining karmas (namely: Gnanavaraniya, Darshanavaraniya and Antaraya), the soul encounters the ultimate experience of self and acquires absolute knowledge (KEVALGNAN)/ perception (KEVALDARSHAN) and enters the 13th stage. It takes less than 48 minutes (ANTARMUHRT) for the soul to pass through 8th to 12th stage.
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