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He further argues-“In Padmanandi Pachchisi* it is stated that the Upayoga which comes out of the soul and rambles in the study of Shastras is unchaste.”
Answer: "This statement is true. The Upayoga is of the soul; if it becomes enamoured of the other non-self substance, i.e., Shastras by leaving the self-soul then it is assuredly unchaste. However, if a woman maintains her chastity, it is praiseworthy and if she is not able to remain chaste then leaving a noble person if she develops sexual relationships with a low caste person then she is extremely censurable, Similarly, if the Upayoga remains engrossed in the selfsoul then it is praise-worthy and ifit does not remain so then leaving the study of pious Shastras, etc., non-self substances, if it gets engaged in the inauspicious sensual objects, etc., then it is extremely, censurable. How could your Upayoga remain engrossed in the selfsoul (for a long time) when even the monks' Upayoga does not remain engrossed in the self-soul for a long time?
It is, therefore, desirable to engage one's Upayoga in the study of scripture (Shastras).
And if you consider deliberating on substances, etc. and GunaSthanas etc. to be the Vikalpa (rambling of mind), it is no doubt Vikalpa but so long as the Upayoga does not remain Nirvikalpa (free from Vikalpas), till then if one does not cherish these Vikalpas then other types of Vikalpas will arise which will be full of excessive attachment, etc. passions. Moreover, the unrambling state of Upayoga (Nirvikalpa-Dasha) does not remain always, because the Upayoga of a non-omniscient can remain fixed only for an Antarmuhurta**".
And if you say that you will continue meditating on the nature of self-soul only in different ways, then our answer is that in ordinary meditation different ways are not possible and if you wish to meditate from various angles then the deliberation on the substance,
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सद्बोधचन्द्रोदयः अधिकार One Muhurta is called the period of 48 minutes and any period less than 48 minutes is termed as Antar-muhurta.
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