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I am the Soul
535 that a certain thing is available at a certain place, we rest only after obtaining it. Indeed, to obtain that thing we may even have to learn the proper technique. The stuff lying within the folds of Earth is not obtainable by merely digging a hole 25 to 30 feet deep. Even from the depths it will be available only to those who are knowledgeable about it. Without complete knowledge, precious things cannot be obtained.
The disciple has been satisfied about the first five statements. And the learned Gurudev is a proper master of the path to moksa. To learn about this king's-way from the Gurudev, the disciple has got into this deliberation. But the deeper he got into it, the more confusing it became. None else but the Gurudev seems capable of removing this confusion. Hence, placing the agitation of his mind before the Gurudev, the disciple says -
होय कदापि मोक्षपद, नहि अविरोध उपाय;
Auf mitas Sriwi, TIETEET JRT? .....88
O Gurudev! You have proved that moksapada exists and after deliberation, I too am convinced of it. Now there has to be a solution for attaining this moksa. But it seems there is no foolproof solution. The solution for reaching such a great accomplishment must also be equally great and no one should be in a position to contradict it. It should be so unanimously acceptable that no argument from anybody should be able to disturb this path. Why has this doubt arisen in the disciple's mind now? Why is he not able to identify a fool-proof path? He himself tells us in the next gatha –
अथवा मत दर्शन घणां, कहे उपाय अनेक;
Hi ha helat, a 7 te fada .....83 There are many religions and many faiths here. All of them believe in a salvation of their own. Each one of them has a different method for attaining moksa. Some say that the path of knowledge is the true path. Learn well, acquire great knowledge,
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