Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandramuni
Publisher: Chandraprabha Digambar Jain Mandir Trust

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Dravya. Sangraha
ed in Verses 41-43. These are technically known as the three jewels in Jain works. The three jewels are means to liberation from the ordinary point of view. But really these three jewels cannot exist elsewhere than in the soul , so, to be accurate, it is the soul which can produce liberation. This will be emphasised in the next verse.
रयरणत्तयं ण वट्टइ अप्पारणं मुयतु अण्णदवियहि ।। तम्हा तत्तियमइयो होदि हु मोक्खस्स कारणं आदा ॥ ४० ॥ Rayanattayam na vattai appanam muyatu annadavi.
yamhi, Tamha tattiya-maio hodi hu mokkhassa karanam
ada.-(40) Padapatha- jut Appanam, the soul, 349, Muyatu, excepting, surfauna Annadaviyamhi, in any other substances. 744 972 Rayanattayam the three jewels. Na, not. Ex Vattai, exist. THE Tamha, therefore. af 94 Tattiyamaio, consisting of these three. sizi Ada, the soul, Hu, surely. 16 Mokkhassa, of liberation. FKTI Karanam, cause of. Fifa Hodi, becomes.
40. The three jewels (i.e. Perfect Faith, Perfect Knowledge and Perfect Conduct) do not exist in any other substance excepting the soul. Therefore, the soul surely is the cause of liberation.
COMMENTARY
It has been laid down that, in order to attain Moksha or liberation, one must have Perfect Faith, Perfect Knowledge and Perfect Conduct. These three are, therefore, the means to liberation. But these should not be considered to be apart from the soul, for nowhere but in the soul can each or all of these exsist. It is the soul possessed of all these three jewels that is really fit for liberation. Strictly speaking, therefore, the soul itself attains liberation when it is possessed of certain characteristics (viz. these three jewels). But from the ordinary point of view, we regard the three jewels as apart from the soul as the causes of liberation though from the realistic point of view, the soul possessed of these three jewels is the cause of Moksha
जीवादीसहहरणं सम्मत्तं रुवमप्पणो तं तु । दुरभिणिवेसविमुक्कं गाण सम्म खु होदि सदि जम्हि ॥ ४१ ॥ Jivadisaddahanam sammattam ruvamappano tam tu, Durabhinivesavimukkam nanam sammam khu hodi sadi
jamhi,-(41)