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CHAPTER I
annāṇamohidamadi majjhamiņam bhanadi puggalam davvam baddhamabaddham ca taha jive bahubhavasamjutte (23) अज्ञान मोहितमतिर्ममेदं भणति पुद्गलद्रव्यम् ।
बद्धमबद्धं च तथा नीवे बहुभावसंयुक्ते ॥ २३ ॥
23. In the case of the soul that is characterised by various emotions (such as desire, etc.), there are physical objects some (of which are) intimately bound to it (like the body) and some not so intimately bound (such as wealth). "These material objects are mine " so declares one (the bahir-atma ) whose intellect is deluded by wrong knowledge.
सव्वण्हुणाणदिट्ठो जीवो उवओगलक्खणो णम् ।
किह सो पोग्गलदव्वी भूदो कि भणसि मज्झमिणं ॥ २४ ॥
savvanhuṇanadiṭṭho jivo uvaogalakkhano niccam
kiha so poggaladavvibhūdo kim bhanasi majjhaminam (24) सर्वज्ञज्ञानदृष्टो नीव उपयोगलक्षणो नित्यम् ।
कथं स पुद्गलद्रव्यभूतो यद्भणसि ममेदम् ||२४||
24. The nature of the soul as seen by the Omniscient, is permanently associated with its quality called upayoga (which comprises knowledge and perception, par excellence). How can such a spiritual entity become a physical object? Then how can you say, “this physical object is mine ?
जदि सो पुग्गलदव्वीभूदो जीवत्तमागदं इदरं ।
तो सक्को वुत्तुं जं मज्झमिणं पुग्गलं दव्वं ॥२५॥ jadi so puggaladavvibhūdo jivattamagadam idaram
to sakko vuttum jam majjhaminam buggalam davvam (25) यदि स पुद्गलद्रव्यीभूतो जीवत्वमागतमितरत् ।
तच्छतो वक्तुं यःममेदं पुद्गलं द्रव्यं ॥ २५ ॥
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25. If the soul becomes matter and if the matter becomes the soul then it is, possible for you, Oh! bahir-ātmā, to say "this physical object is mine."
COMMENTARY
( 23 to 25 ) These gāthās also deal with the illusion of identifying the Self with the physical objects. The physical object may be intimately related to the soul as its own body or indirectly related to the soul as one's own wealth and property.
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