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I am the Soul
3) Vachanatishaya (qadfath) - He is the lord of the speech. His speech is different from that of the common man. The reason is that he has experienced the complete truth and it is now residing in him every moment. As a result the speech emanating from his lotus mouth is touched by the truth. The speech is not the making of his intellect. His speech is self-inspired, self-effectual, bereft of any force, rising above the emotions of joy, sorrow, love and hate.
The speech of the Lord is abadhyasiddhant (371411HGIT) - that is it cannot be contradicted. The principles that are propounded through his speech take care of the syadvad (RIIETC) angle and as such nobody can contradict them. Similarly, he is himself bereft of the feelings of dissension or demonstration and of all expectations.
The speciality in the speech of the Lord is that when he sermonises, everybody understands it in their own language. Not only humans, but devas, animals, birds all understand it as their own. That is the great virtue of the Lord.
Just two words uttered by the Lord were greatly beneficial for a jiva. The Lord said to a terrible snake by name Chandakaushik -
संबुज्झह, किं न बुज्झह । 'Understand! Why don't you understand?' - and the snake threw all its internal - external venom to traverse the worldly life. Such is the greatness of the Lord's speech.
A devotee has composed a song in praise of the greatness of the speech -
मधुर राग मालकौंसमां वहेती तीर्थंकरनी वाणी, मानवने नवजीवन देती तीर्थंकरनी वाणी,
सुरनर मुनिवर सौए मोहे धीर गंभीर सूरोमां सोहे
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