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Samayasara
Chapter - 7
and the above verses are meant to dispel any misunderstanding in this regard.
The author discounts the superficial scholarship in terms of theoretical scriptural knowledge. The knowledge of scriptures is valid and purposeful only if it results in progressive freedom from attachment and ultimately to becoming vitarāga. Even an iota of attachment/affection may prevent the scholar from attaining the ability of apprehending his true Self through direct experience. To be regarded as true samyagdrsti one must transcend even the subtlemost attachment to non-self. Until then the enlightenment is imperfect and scholarship superficial.
Significant Import of [Right] Knowledge आदम्हि दव्वभावे अपदे मोत्तूण गिण्ह तह णियदं।
थिरमेगमिमं भावं उवलब्भंतं सहावेण॥११॥ ādamhi davvabhāve apade mottūna ginha taha niyadam. thiramegamimam bhāvam uvalabbhamtam sahāveņa.. 11
आभिणिसुदोहिमणकेवलं च तं होदि एक्कमेव पदं। - THT MET i nieg furcafa Hafli 8711 ābhiņisudohimanakevalam ca tam hodi ekkameva padam. so eso paramatho jam lahidum ņivvudim jādi../2
णाणगुणेण विहीणा एदं तु पदं बहू वि ण लहंते। तं गिण्ह णियदमेदं जदि इच्छसि कम्मपरिमोक्खं ॥१३॥ ņāņagunena vihīņā edam tu padam bahū vi na lahamte. tam ginha niyadamedam jadi icchasi kammaparimokkham.. 13
एदम्हि रदो णिच्वं संतुट्ठो होहि णिच्चमेदम्हि।
एदेण होहि तित्तो होहिदि तुह उत्तमं सोक्खं ॥१४॥ edamhi rado riccam samtuttho hohi niccamedamhi.
edena hohi titto hohidi tuha uttamam sokkham.. 14
(Ādamhi davvabhāve apade) The transitory attributes of the soul cannot be [truly] identified with the (eternal] soul; hence (mottuna) abandon them; instead (niyadam thirain taha egam imum sahāveņa uvalabbhamtam bhāvam ginha) grasp what is eternal, indestructible, steady and unique as well as truly identifiable with the soul, viz., pure consciousness.
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