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ledge; because it is derived from our sensitive knowledge of the word Soul.
Non-verbal scriptural knowledge is derived from all kinds of sensitive knowledge, except those kinds which can be reduced to words, written or spoken. E. G., you feel cold air; the knowledge of coldness is sensitive knowledge by means of touch of the skin. If you do not like it, that is unpleasant, it is (non-verbal) scriptu knowledge. It is derived from your knowledge of feeling of cold, which cannot be reduced to a mere word, written or spoken.
Verbal scriptural knowledge is possible only in rational beings. All the irrationals (asamjní) have only non-verbal scriptural knowledge.
Their sensitive knowledge is confined to perception (Avagraha) by the 5 senses, and indeterminate preception by all, except the eye. So, the irrationals have got only 9 out of 28 divisions.
The rationals (Sanjní) have the non-verbal scriptural knowledge also. Verbal scriptural knowledge (Aksháratmaka) is also called Shabda Jnana or Shabdaja produced by words. Non-verbal (Anakshratmaka) scriptural knowledge is also called Linga-Jnána or Lingaja, produced by signs.
लोगणमसंखमिदा अणक्णरप्पे हवंति छट्ठाणा। बेरूवछठवग्गपमाणं रूऊणमक्खरगं ॥ ३१६॥ लोकानामसंख्यमितानि अनक्षरात्मके भवन्ति षट्स्थानानि । द्विरूपषष्ठवर्गप्रमाणं रूपोनमक्षरगम् ॥ ३१६ ॥
816. In the non-verbal (Anaksharátmaka scriptural knowledge there) are innumerable times the spatial units of universe places with 6 (fold increase;) (The number of different individual letters) in the verbal (scriptural knowledge is) 6th term, of the square index series of 2 (Dvirúpa Varga Dhára) minus one.
Commentary. 6 fold increase - (1) Increase by an infinite part (Ananta Bhága vriddhi) i. e. by adding an infinite part to the original.
2. Increase by innumerable part (Asankhyáta Bhága Vriddhi.) 3. Increase by a numerable part (Sankhyáta Bhága Vriddhi.)
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