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and gain omniscient knowledge and all pervading perception.' In other words, they acquire such full and complete knowledge whereby they know and see things in their entirety. Thereby like an amalaka (a type of a nut) in one's hand, they have a distinct and clear perception and knowledge of facts such as who came from where, where one will go, under what states of existence one passed through during the infinite past, when will he reach the final beatitude etc., etc. : Those souls (Atmas) who have realised their supermost development are known as Parmatmas. Such Parmatmas are of two kinds (i) Jeevahmukta and (ii) Videbamukta. Those who have uprooted and destroyed four Ghatikarmaš viz. (i) Jnanavaraneeya (ii) Darshanavaraneeya. (iii) Mohaneeya and (iv) Antaraya which obstruct development of the inherent attributes of a soul, are called Jeevanmukta. Those who have also uprooted and destroyed further four Karmas known as aghati viz. (i) Nama (ii) Gotra, (iii) Ayushya and (iv) Vedaneeya, are called Videhamukta or Siddha. Jeevanmukta Paramatmas by their speech, sweet as nectar, impart their rare and unprecendented teachings to all souls of this universe, souls
