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Praśamarati
(Aversion), Moha (Delusion), Ahamkāra (Pride) etc. were destroyed and he reached Omniscience (Kevala jñāna) after a period of twelve years of patiently trying to memorize the two simple phrases.
This clearly shows that it is not necessary to be very learned in order to reach Liberation (Moksa). Also, if one is very learned, and yet full of the defects of Rāga, Dveșa, etc... then, that learning, is not of much importance, Even if one knows a very small portion of the Sāstras, but if it is learnt and applied in life with the right faith and feeling of total mental surrender 'Bhāva', such a ‘small' knowledge is capable of taking one to the Highest Goal of Mokşa. While, great knowledge but without the right Bhāva is never capable of this!
Story No. 4 Śrī Bhadrabāhu Svāmī & Śrī Sthūlabhadra Muni
(Referred to in Verse No. 95) Among the great Jain Ācāryas of the ancient past is Sri Bhadrabāhu Svāmī, and as per the old traditions, his knowledge was passed on from word of mouth to the various students (Sișyas). There was a great deal of testing as to the worthiness (Pātratā) of the Sișya, and in this particular instance, before he would part his knowledge he had laid certain conditions in accordance to which the student must be ready to come to him. For example, he would teach at very inconvenient times. Inititally more than five hundred people started to learn from him. However, as time went on, only one student, Muni Sthūlabhadra, remained, the rest having dropped out, on finding the rigours too demanding. After a long time and after immense concentration and oneness of purpose Muni Sthūlabhadra was able to learn 10
