Jain Journal 1969 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 16

OCTOBER, 1969
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back and travel in reverse to the source carrying all the information or details of all the objects of the entire universe. Vyañjana paryāya tunes upto these bouncing back waves. It imposes an exact replica or image of all the infinite objects of the whole universe every instant afresh on the mirror-like surface of the soul. This forms the perpetual and perfect natural link through which the soul is possessed of infinite knowledge and perception or omniscience. The process of wave reception and image formation for the soul's accomplishment of infinite knowledge and perception belongs to the province of svabhāva guņa vyañjana paryāya of the soul. The qualities inhere in the substance and the substance is sum-total of all its qualities.
Upayoga or usefulness really lies in consciousness. Hence upayoga is consciousness. Jiva (soul) is possessed of upayoga or consciousness. It is of two kinds, viz., jñāna (knowledge) and darsana (perception). Because of this nature (svabhāva) jiva converts the image data provided by the syabhāva guņa vyañjana paryāya into knowledge and perception. Knowledge presupposes perception even though both are instantaneous or simultaneous occurrence in the omniscient.
Knowledge and perception of the infinite objects of the whole universe becomes infinite in every respect. Therefore omniscience (kevala-jñāna) means knowledge unlimited by space time or objects.
(3) Vibhāva dravya vyañjana paryāya of soul :
In the mundane soul (samsāri jiva) of all the four kinds of beings such as human, sub-human, celestial and infernal, the stationary waves, the vyañjana paryāya are undergoing constant wobbling and curtailment, due to the obstruction of the destructive or obscuring (ghāti) karma matter and the quivering (parispanda) of the soul through passionate tendencies. Therefore the wave motion does not possess its natural rhythm and uniform extension to all the extremities of the soul's space points simultaneously. This irregularity added with the presence of the destructive or obscuring karma matter create roughness and dullness resulting in an unfavourable surface condition for image formation on the soul. Further agitation of the destructive karma matter in rise (udaya) result in curtailment and neutralization of the stationary waves and hence the stationary wave motion is feeble and slow. There is no fallbacking of energy due to presence of energy-obstructing (vīrya-antarāya) karma. This is vibhāva dravya vyañjana paryāya of the soul.