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soul indulges in craving and aversion while bearing the same and acquires new bondage of Karma. One should therefore avoid indulging in craving and aversion.
The people resorting to the absolute point of view conceive of the pure state of soul as existing forever. They believe that the soul cannot be stained or defiled, and its apparent impurity is illusory. They therefore conclude that nothing needs to be done to achieve the soul's purity. They remain content with the knowledge of inherent purity of soul and stand against making effort to manifest the same. Such people remain bare knowledgeable.
This stanza states that merely resorting to the absolute viewpoint is not helpful. One should keep the absolute state as the objective and try to manifest it by resorting to worship, devotion, right conduct, Selfstudy, etc. The ultimate state cannot arise without cultivating detachment and renouncement. For that purpose one needs to observe restraints, austerities, etc. Liberation can thus be attained by resorting to knowledge as well as practice. Any one of them to the exclusion of the other would not serve the purpose.
Nay Nishchay Ekäntathi, Ämän Nathi Kahel; Ekänte Vyavahär Nahi, Banne Säth Rahel.
Nothing has been stated here from one-sided absolute point of view or from one-sided practical point of view; both of them have been simultaneously kept in view. (132)
Explanation & Discussion:
What was implicitly said in the previous stanza is explicitly presented in this one. There are mainly two ways of looking at anything. One is the absolute viewpoint, which is known as Nishchay Naya. The other is the practical one, which is known as Vyavahär Naya. Both of them are equally important. The absolute viewpoint, without the practical one, would lead to illusion. It can generate fantasy and keep one selfcomplacent. There is thus the risk of falling downward by exclusively relying upon it.
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Similarly resorting exclusively to the practical viewpoint is also fraught with danger. That can lead to a wild thicket of rituality. One is tempted to think that lifeless worship, observance of restraints and austerities, etc. would result in eradication of Karma. Thereby he expects to achieve the favorable situations. He is led to believe that the increasing
