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. 301. By the operation of wrong belief (Mithyátva), and error (feeding-passions, Anantanubandhi-Kashaya) sub-classes of deluding, (Mohaniya Karma), (the first) 3 (kinds of) right knowledge themselves certainly become the three kinds of wrong knowledge; but wrong visual (Vibhanga or Ku-avadhi is found) only in developable rational five-sensed beings.
Commentary. The 3 kinds of right knowledge also is only in five sensed rational beings. मिस्सुदये सम्मिस्सं अण्णाणतियण णाणतियमेव । संजमविसेससहिए मणपजवणाणमुदिडं ॥ ३०२ ॥ मिश्रोदये संमिश्रमज्ञानत्रयेण ज्ञानत्रयमेव । संयमविशेषसहिते मनःपर्ययज्ञानमुद्दिष्टम् ।। ३०२॥
302. By the operation of the mixed (Mishra, rightand-wrong-belief of sub-class of right-helief-deluding Karma, Darshan Moha) the 3 kinds of (right) knowledge (are) themselves mixed up with 3 (kinds of) wrong knowledge. Mental knowledge has been predicated of (saints from the 6th to 12th stage with special (self) control.
Commentary. The first stage of wrong belief (Mithyátva) is mentioned in Gatha 301, as also the second stage of downfall (sásádana) in which there is the operation of error-feeding-passions. The 3rd, mixed stage is mentioned here. The 4th stage is where right knowledge begins. In the 4th and 5th stages all the three kinds of right knowledge can be found. Mental knowledge is found only in 6th stage and onward. The first four kinds of right knowledge may thus, be found from 6th to 12th stage. Perfect-knowledge is found only in the 13th and 14th stages, and in the liberated souls. विसजंतकूडपंजरबंधादिसु विणुवएसकरणेण ।
जा खलु पवदृइ मई मइअण्णाणत्ति णं बेति ॥ ३०३ ॥ विषयन्त्रकूटपञ्जरबन्धादिषु विनोपदेशकरणेन । या खलु प्रवर्तते मतिः मत्यज्ञानमिति इदं ब्रुवन्ति ॥ ३०३ ॥
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