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SAMAYASĀRA
Steady: the soul in spite of its several psychic modifications remains steady in itself, unperturbed just as the sea which remains steady in spite of the disturbance caused on its surface by the waves.
Without any difference : the different qualities such as weight, colour, and malleability do not in any way interfere with the nature of gold. Similarly the possession of the psychic qualities like knowledge, perception, etc., does not in any way differentiate the Atmā. It remains undifferentiated in spite of the qualities.
Not combined: this quality refers to the impossibility of the accidental emotional characteristics such as desire and aversion. combining with the true nature of the soul. This implies that the Self cannot be identified with the various emotions which are accidental characteristics.
जो पस्सदि अप्पाणं अबद्धपुढे अणण्णमविसेसम् ।
अपदेससुत्तमझ पस्सदि जिणसासणं सव्वं ॥ १५ ॥ jo passadi appāņam abaddhapuţthai ananŋamavisesam apadesasuttamajjham passadi jiņasāsaņam savva (15)
यः पश्यति आत्मानं अबद्धस्पृष्टमनन्यमविशेषम् ।
अपदेशसूत्रमध्यं पश्यति जिनशासनं सर्वम् ॥ १५॥ 15. He who perceives the Self as not bound, not touched, not other than self, steady and without any difference, understands the whole Jaina doctrine which is the kernal of the Scripture.
COMMENTARY The author emphasises the fact that complete realisation of the full Self is identical with the perception of the whole reality, which is the topic discussed in the Jaina Scripture. Knowledge of the Knower is also the Knowledge of the Known.
दसणणाणचरित्ताणि सेविदन्वाणि साहणा णिचं ।
ताणि पुण जाण तिणि वि अप्पाणं चेव णिच्छयदो ॥ १६ ॥ damsaņaņāņacarittäņi sevidavvūņi sāhuņā niccam tāmi puna jāņa tinni vi appānam ceva nicchayado (16)
दर्शनज्ञानचारित्राणि सेवितव्यानि साधुना नित्यम् । तानि पुनर्जानीहि त्रीण्यपि आत्मानं चैव निश्चयतः ॥ १६ ॥
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