Book Title: Pure Soul and Its Infinite Treasure
Author(s): Jayantilal Jain
Publisher: University of Madras

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________________ Pure Soul and its Infinite Treasure * 251 942. Authoritative Person (Aapt): An authoritative person is one who experiences the self so that others can trust him and follow the path shown by him. 943. The Lord of Oratory (Vagishvar): The omniscient influences millions of beings. His speeches have eternal relevance. None can match this level of art of oratory and hence called the Lord of oratory. 944. Welfare Orientation (Shreyan): Liberation from the mundane existence is the benefit one gets by knowing the nature of pure soul. 945. Propitious Preachings (Shrayasokit): The preachings of the Omniscient lead to eternal happiness and liberation. It is an auspicious thing to understand his preachings. 946. A Trustworthy Testimony (Niruktavak): The statements of Omniscients are authoritative, meaningful, purposive and reliable to those who wish to realize Moksha. 947. The Best Spokesman of Divinity (Pravakta): Those who are Omniscient can only be the spokesman of divinity or truth in the universe. A spokesperson has to know everything in entirety and cannot be ignorant about the truth. 948. Self-Authorised Spokesman (Vachasamish): The pure soul is a self-declared spokesperson of truth in the universe, as He knows the truth. He does not need any authority from others. 949. Destroyer of Lust (Marajit): Sexual cravings are found in abundance in worldly existence. The pure soul does not have even an iota of such desires and hence said to have confuered lust. 950.Knowledge of Nature of All Substances (Vishvabhavit): The omniscient knows the nature of all substances along with their properties and forms.

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