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the light to find out a ring that might have slipped from a finger. In that light not only does the ring become visible, but other objects in that area also become visible to us. Similarly the state, in which one remains fully aware of the Self, also enables him to be aware of everything. Allillumining capability is implicit in that state. The state of uninterrupted awareness thus covers all the attributes of omniscience.
That state is still embodied and does not represent liberation. But the omniscient Lords have the same level of perception, knowledge and bliss that the liberated Lords have. Moreover, since the state of liberation automatically emerges at the end of that life, the omniscient state can be termed as liberation (Nirvän) despite the embodiment. The second part (Stanzas 108-113) of this chapter comes to the end here. All the stages from being a truth seeker to the state of liberation are covered in these six stanzas.
Koti Varshnun Swapna Pan, Jägrat Thatän Shamäy; Tem Vibhäv Anädino, Jnän Thatän Door Thäy.
As a dream of even millions of years subsides at the instance of waking, the delusion prevailing since the infinity disappears with the advent of enlightenment. (114)
Explanation & Discussion:
The worldly soul has been staying since the time immemorial with false identity with the body. As explained earlier, that false identity arises out of ignorance of its own nature. The fact that the said ignorance persists, even though the soul is inherently knowledgeable, shows that the worldly soul does not realize its consciousness and therefore continues to look for happiness from the worldly aspects. Its indulgence in that wrong mode is comparable to a dream in which one envisions unreal and imaginary situations.
Sometimes a dream may seem to prevail for an inordinately long period. One can even fantasize to have passed millions of years. All such things seem to happen during a dream. But as soon as one awakes, the dream comes to the end, and with it ends everything that seemed to happen in that state.
Similarly false identification with the body and other delusions that have been prevailing since the time immemorial also come to the end, when one becomes aware of his true nature as a result of enlightenment.
Chhoote Dehädhyäs To, Nahi Kartä Tun karma; Nahi Bhoktä Tun Tehano, E Ja Dharmano Marma.
