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Chapter - 10
Samayasära the path of liberation, (tamhā sāgāranagāriyehi vā gahide limge jahittu) abandon the symbols donned by the householders as well as the homeless ascetics (appāņņam damsaņa-ņāņa-caritte mokkhapahe jumja) and concentrate fully upon the real path comprising of [three jewels) right faith, knowledge and conduct.
[Oh bhavya! listen carefully to the valuable admonition of the omniscient and) (mokkhapahe appānam thaveti) establish your Self in the path of emancipation, (cedayahi) experience only (the Self] (tam ceva jhāyahi) practise self-concentration (and be absorbed only in the self,) (tattheva Ņiccam vihara) move in and with the self; (annadavvesu mā viharasu) do not move in and with the alien objects.
(Je bahuppayāresu pāsamdiya-limgesu va gihilimgesu va mamattam kuvvamti) Those ignorant aspirants who have affection towards various types of ascetic symbols or householders' insignia, [consider these to be essential for emancipation and falsely imagine themselves to be real ascetics,] (tehi samayasāram na ņādam) have not realized the real pure nature of the Self (Samayasāra).
(Vavahārio nao donni vi limgāni mokkhapahe bhanadi) It is true that from empirical aspect, both types of external symbols and insignia-ascetic's as well as householder's-are considered useful and do play a singificant part in the path of liberation; (puna nicchayanao du savvalimgāņi mokkhupahe ņecchadi) however the transcendental aspect does neither specify nor accept any symbol or insignia necessary for the path of liberation. Annotations :
In these verses, the author, again, giving importance to the transcendental standpoint, emphasizes the futility of the external insignia and symbols, which are generally given too much importance in the empirical view.
Almost in all religious traditions, majority of people are found almost absorbed in the external insignia and symbols, neglecting the genuine basis of spirituality, which lies in following the path of right faith, right knowledge and right conduct. Even the priests etc. are also found exaggerating the importance of the external insignia and symbols. The fundamentalists go to the extent of regarding
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