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pure soul. The pure soul is the owner and abode of infinite properties of knowledge, faith, conduct, happiness, etc. The pure soul is termed as the best because it has no quality of darkness or ignorance. The pure soul is pure and divine and not wrathful or having qualities which are impure/against the nature of the pure soul.
One views the pure soul as the most graceful, prestigious and respectable entity in the universe. The eternal grace enjoyed by the pure soul is unparalleled in all times. What is called graceful in the mundane world is transient and highly illusory. The pure soul is said to have the most beautiful vision. Partial or temporal view of events is no vision at all. One, who has eternal vision, has the most beautiful vision.
The pure soul when realised/seen remains beautiful and in best form forever. Pure soul is eternally beautiful and hence called the best form. In the mundane world, true fortune never smiles on anyone, as everything gets perished. Even if one gets fortune, one immediately starts worrying as to how to keep the fortune intact which never happens. The treasure of the pure soul is the best fortune, inexhaustible and ever remains with the self. One is in the best state of health when body functions smoothly and there is no ailment. Similarly, the pure soul is in the best state of health when all infinite properties have perfectly manifested and there are no impurities whatsoever. The best doctor is one who never falls sick and once treatment is given to others, they also do not become sick. The pure soul is the best doctor as once it has purified and removed the impurities, it never becomes impure again.
The pure soul is a unique heap of brilliance; the heap continues to be eternal and radiates the same level of
