Parmatma Prakash

Author(s): Yogindra Acharya
Publisher: Central Jaina Publishing House

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PARMATMA-PRAKASH.
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107. Atman is a fit subject for Jñana. Atman can be known through Jñana (wisdom or knowledge) alone; therefore, you should give up all else and know the Atman through Jñana.
108. As long as a saint does not know the Jñan-maee Âtman (soul) whose Essence consists in knowledge, so long being affected with love and hatred of other objects, does he not obtain the status of the Par-Brahma or Parmatman (God).
109. By knowing the Atman the Parmâtman is known. Know thou the highest of all, and the pure soul who is designated by the word Par-Brahma or Par-Loka (God).
110. That Deva (God) who is dwelling in the minds of Munishvaras (saints) and of Hari, Hara (great personages), etc., is the highest of all, free from foreign elements, pure knowledge in nature and is called by the name of Par-Loka.
NOTE.-Par means the Highest. Loka means to see a place or a thing where all the objects can be seen. The Svábhâva (real nature or essence) of Âtman is Kewala Jnan (pure perfect knowledge) in which all the objects can be seen, hence this pure Svâbhâva of Atman is called by the names of Par-Loka, Par-Brahma, etc. According to Jainism, there is no Par-Brahma separate and distinct from the pure, perfect nature of Atman, Atman is knowledge itself (by Svâbhâva); and this Svâbhâva is pervading through all souls. This Svâbhâva is the Deva (God) dwelling in the minds of saints and of all the great personages of the world. Although pure essence exists in the minds of all, yet as saints and virtuous laymen especially attend to it, it is spoken of as dwelling in the minds of Munishvaras and Hari, etc. Hari, Har Adik means the great personages of the cycle. According to Jainism, there are sixty-three great personages in every cycle who are called Maha-purushas, Out of these sixty-three, there are twenty-four Tirthankaras, nine Narayânas, nine Priti-Narayanas, nine Balbhadras, and twelve Chakaryartins,
111. One in whose mind dwells the Shuddha Atman (pure and perfect effulgence of soul), called the Par-Loka or Parmâtman, is sure to become the Parmatman; because the Jiva (soul) becomes that which be believes himself to be.
112. As is thy Buddhi (inclination or desire), so wilt thou be born after death, hence thou shouldst not detach thy inclination from Par-Brahma and attach it to Par-Dravya (any substance, or object, other than the slf).
113. Know thou that which is distinct from Atman and is Jara (inanimate or non-intelligent) as Par-Dravya. The Par-Dravya consists of Pudgala