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Samayasāra
jīvassājīvassa ya ṇatthi viseso du de koi..24
अह संसारत्थाणं जीवाणं तुज्झ होंति वण्णादी । तम्हा संसारत्था जीवा रूवित्तमावण्णा ।। २५ ।। aha samsāratthāṇam jīvāṇam tujjha homti vaṇṇādī. tamhā samsaratthā jīvā rūvittamāvanṇā..25
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एवं पोग्गलदव्वं जीवो तहलक्खणेण मूढमदी । णिव्वाणमुवगदो वि य जीवत्तं पोग्गलो पत्तो ॥ २६ ॥
evam poggaladavvam jīvo tahalakkhaṇeņa mūḍhamadi. nivvāṇamuvagado vi ya jīvattam poggalo patto..26
(Tattha bhave) Only in the worldly existence (samsāratthāṇā jīvāṇam) the embodied souls i.e., souls in bondage (vaṇṇādī homti) are possessed of colour etc.; (samsārapamukkāṇam) the emancipated souls (du kei vanṇādao natthi) do not have any colour etc.
Addressing those who (falsely) believe that colour etc. are the ultimate characteristics of the soul, Acārya says that (Jadi hitti mannase) If you believe that (ede savve bhave) all the aforementioned attributes (jīva ceva hi) ultimately belong to the soul (du) in that case (de) according to your belief (jivassajīvassa ya viseso natthi) no distinction exists between the soul and the unconscious non-soul i.e. they both become identical.
(Aha tujjha) Again, if according to your belief (samsăratthānam jīvāṇam) unemancipated souls in worldly life (vaṇṇādī homti) are absolutely possessed of colour etc. (tamhā) if that is so (samsāratthā jīvā) souls in worldly life (ruvittamāvuṇṇā) would become rūpi (that is assume material form).
(Evam) So, (mūḍhamadi) oh, you ignorant one! (tahalakkhaṇena poggaladavvam jīvo) matter is being identified with the soul because material form (rūpatva) is a characteristic only of matter (pudgala), (ya) and (ṇivvāṇamuvagado vi) finally when emancipated (poggalo jīvattam patto) the unconscious matter has become conscious (jīva).
Annotations:
In these verses, firstly, it is conceded that in the worldly state of existence the souls are not disembodied and, therefore the
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