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are useful to him inasmuchas they are able to keep away the thought that it is he who is soiled. (4) [84]
Notes : It is necessary that one who has taken a plunge in the self and who is totally unsoiled, should every moment keep away the thought that he is besmeared and this he can do by performing religious activities. or we can interpret this stanza differently also. A person, who does religious activities should think that he is not at all affected by the effect of the deeds-good or bad, because the soul is by nature, pure and simple. Compare the following two ślokas of 'गुणस्थानक्रमारोहः' :- यावत् प्रमादसंयुक्तः, तावत् तस्य न तिष्ठति । धर्मध्यानं निरालम्बमित्यूचुर्जिनभास्कराः।।२६॥ तस्मादावश्यकैः कुर्यात् प्राप्तदोषनिकृन्तनम् । 491falfa aç214894aJan 11 () (8) [84]
तपःश्रुतादिना मत्तः क्रियावानपि लिप्यते । भावनाज्ञानसंपनी निष्क्रियोऽपि न लिप्यते ॥५॥ ॥८५॥ tapahśrutādinā mattah
kriyāvānapi lipyate | bhāvanajñānasampanno
nişkriyo’pi na lipyate 11511 118511 Meaning :- Even one who is observing religious discipline, is besmeared if he is proud of his penances and scriptural knowledge etc. etc. He, who has got philosophical knowledge only is not soiled even if he does not do any religious activity. (5) [85]
Notes : One who does religious activities should not think that they will save him or serve him well, if those activities are done with the thought that it
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