Samayasara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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believes all knowables as not different from his knowledge, and thinks every object as a manifestation of one supreme soul. This attitude ignores the difference between soul and non-soul.
एवं पराणि दव्वाणि अप्पयं कुणदि मंदबुद्धीओ। अप्पाणं अवि य परं करेदि अण्णाणभावेण ॥ १०३॥ एवं पराणि द्रव्याणि प्रात्मानं करोति मंदबुद्धिस्तु । श्रात्मानमपि च परं करोति अज्ञानभावेन ॥ १०३ ।।
103. Thus the man of perverse intellect mistakes other substances for one's self, and also mistakes the self for the non-self owing to his perverse thoughts.
Commentary. This sums up the previous Gathas. A wrong-believer maintains himself as the doer of non-self modifications, and quite forgets the truth that the soul cannot be the doer of non-soul. His knowledge is deluded and muddled like that of a sot. A drunkard forgets real facts, and mistakes one thing for another. A wrong-believer is therefore pitied by all wise men. He has quite forgotten his pure nature which is full of real happiness and seeks pleasure in different worldly engagements where he is at last disappointed and pained. Thus he binds strong Karmas which cause his wanderings in different conditions of existences.
एदेण दु सो कत्ता आदा णिच्छयविदूहि परिकहिदो । एवं खलु जो जाणदि सो मुंचदि सव्वत्तित्तं ॥१०४॥ एतेन तु स कर्त्तात्मा निश्चयविद्भिः परिकथितः। एवं खलु यो जानाति स मुंचति सर्वकर्तृत्त्वं ॥ १०४ ॥
104. That soul is described by the Knowers of Reality as the doer (of its false notions) on account of this (i.e., wrong belief, etc). He, who realises this, renounces all wrong notions of becoming (their) doer.
Commentary. The Great Saints who know the Truth have declared all those thoughts to be wrong and misleading which identify the activities