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Ätmasiddhi
transcendentally. Shrimad, of course, belonged to that category. This stanza is meant to offer obeisance to such entities as well.
It should be noted that obeisance to the omniscient Lord is not to be offered once, twice, fifty times, or a hundred times. The word used for the purpose is Aganit, which means uncountable number of times. As such, obeisance is to be offered to the omniscient entities for all time so as to remain aware of their transcendental state.
સાધન સિદ્ધ દશા અહીં, કહી સર્વ સંક્ષેપ; ષદર્શન સંક્ષેપમાં, ભાખ્યાં નિર્વિક્ષેપ.
Sädhan Siddha Dashä Ahin, Kahi Sarva Sankshep; Shatdarshan Sankshepamän, Bhäkhyän Nirvikshep.
Herein has been succinctly described the state of liberation and its means; the six schools of thought also have
been explicitly stated in brief.
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