Enlightened Vision of the Self

Author(s): Akalankadev, Devendra K Goyal
Publisher: Radiant Publishers New Delhi

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SVARUPA SAMBODHANA
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ness (nishedha). Being an embodiment of knowledge it has a form and being different from the corporeal body it is without a form.
EXPLANATION As the Soul with reference to its own attributes possesses positive properties, in the same way, with reference to those of the others it establishes negative properties. For example, entity of the Soul is established by knowledge, such as its atmicor spiritual properties, but the same is lost when it is based on form or senses like other corporeal bodies. Besides this, the Soul being an embodiment of knowledge such as can be treated as having a form; constituted as it is of corporeal elements, it is also said to be without a form or having no form at all.
इत्याद्यनेकधर्मत्वं, बन्धमोक्षौ तयोः फलम् । आत्मा स्वीकुरुते तत्तत्कारणैः स्वयमेव तु ।। 9 ।।
खण्डान्वयः इत्यादि-पूर्वोक्त (प्रकार से आत्मा की) अनेक धर्मत्वं अनेक-धर्मात्मकता को (तथा) बन्धमोक्षौ-बन्ध और मोक्ष को, (एवम्) तयोः-उन दोनों के, फलम् फल को, तत्तत्कारणैः-उन-उन कारणों से, आत्मा यह जीव, स्वयमेव स्वयं ही, स्वीकुरुते स्वीकार CAT
inadyankadharmatram, bandhamokshau taych phalam atma sukuride tattatkaranaih suzamera tu (9)
In this way as mentioned aforesaid and in the earlier shlokas, the Soul acquires various properties and qualities and subsequently this jira as a consequence of the same, undergoes bondage or salvation.
EXPLANATION This Soul on account of acts of love and hatred gets enmeshed in karmas and on its own becomes dependent and unhappy. By acquiring knowledge and by performing worship, meditation and penance etc. it undoes the bondage and all by itself becomes free and liberated.