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EXISTENCE OF THE SOUL
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Laghusâ mâyika pâth by Sri Amitagati Acharya. योदर्शनज्ञान सुखस्वभावः समस्तसंसारविकारभायः । समाधि गम्यः परमात्मसंज्ञः सदेवदेवोहृदये ममास्तां ॥ Yo darśanajnâna sukhasvabhāvah samasta samsara
vikârabåhyah, Samadhi gamyah paramâtma sanjnah sa deva devo
hridye mamástam 13. “May that Lord of Lords, who has the nature of perception, knowledge and bliss, is beyond all the worldly defects and is named the highest soul, be enshrined in my heart.” .
एकः सदा शश्वतिको ममात्मा विनिर्मलः साधिगमस्वभावः। बहिर्भवा संत्यपरे समस्ता न शाश्वता कर्मभवाः स्वकीया ॥ Ekah sadâ śasatiko mamâtmâ vinirmalah sâdhi
gama svabhavah, Bahirbhavâh santyapar samastá na śâśvatâh
karmabhavâh svakîyah. 26. “My soul is always independent, eternal, pure and has the nature of consciousness, all the others (conditions) beyond me are not eternal, due to Karmic effects only."
Sravakâchára by the same author. ज्ञानदर्शनमयं निरामयं मृत्युसंभवविकारवर्जितम् । आमनंति सुधियोऽत्र चेतनं सूक्षममव्ययमपास्तकल्मषम् ॥ Jnânadarsanamayam nirâmayam mrityusambhava
vikâra varjitam. Amananti sudhiyótra chêtanam sukşmamavyaya
mapasta kalmaşam 89/15.
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