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GOMMATASARA.
8. Prábhrita, 9. Vastu, 10. Púrva. Samása being added to each of these, there are 20 kinds of scriptural knowledge. (There) are also the same number i. e. 20 kinds of scriptural knowledge obscuring (Karma, Shruta Jnáná Varniya-Karma.)
वरि विसेसं जाणे सुमजहराणं तु पज्जयं गाणं । पज्जायावरणं पुण तदनंतरणाणभेदम्हि ॥ ३१६ ॥ नवार विशेषं जानीहि सूक्ष्मजघन्यं तु पर्यायं ज्ञानम् । पर्यायावरणं पुनः तदनन्तरज्ञान मेदे || ३१६ ॥
319. Know the Paryáya knowledge to be the minimum (possessed by) a fine (completely undevelopable common soul, Nigoda ). But the distinction ( is that ) Par - yáya (knowledge) obscuring ( Karma begins to obscure ) knowledge from the next degree.
Commentary.
The meaning is that this is the minimum kind of knowledge, almost the point where knowledge entirely vanishes. In other words, this is the point from which the knowledge begins. Naturally this must be immune from the activity of Knowledge obscuring Karma.
सुहुमणिगोदा पज्जत्तयस्स जादस्स पढमसमयम्मि ।
हवदि हु सव्वहरणं चिग्धाडं गिरावरणं ॥ ३२० ॥ सूक्ष्मनिगोदापर्यातकस्य जातस्य प्रथमसमये ।
भवति हि सर्वजघन्यं नित्योद्घाटं निरावरणम् ॥ ३२० ॥
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320. (Paryáya Knowledge) in the fine (completely) undevelopable common (soul, Nigoda) in the first instant of its birth is the lowest minimum, always open and unobscured.
Commentary.
The word open, also means unobscured by the scriptural-knowledge-obscuring Karma.
सुहुमणिगोदपज्जत्तगेसु सगसंभवेसु भमिऊ । चरिमा पुण्यतिवक्काणादिमवक्कट्टियेव हवे ॥ ३२९ ॥
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