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CHAPTER VIII
171 Even when he is well-versed in the Scriptures, is he still to be called an ajñāni ? The answer is given in the next gātha.
मोक्खं असद्दहंतो अभवियसत्तो दु जो अधीएज्ज ।
पाठो ण करेदि गुणं असद्दहंतस्स णाणं तु ॥२७४॥ mokkham asaddakamto abhaviyasatio du jo adhiejja patio na karedi gunan asaddahartassa nänan tit (274)
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पाठो न करोति गुणमश्रद्दधानस्य ज्ञानं तु ॥२७॥ 274. An abhavya, one unfit for spiritual salvation, has no faith in moksa, hence though well-versed in all the scriptures, such a study does not endow him with right knowledge or qualification because of the lack of faith.
COMMENTARY The reality of mək;a is not believed in by the abhavya because he is devoid of the right knowledge of the pure nature of the Self. Therefore he has no belief even in knowledge. Thus devoid of right knowledge and right faith, his mastery of the scriptures cannot make him the real Knower and it does no good to him. Thus in spite of his learning, he remains devoid of knowledge.
Has he not by his observance of the rules of conduct, faith at least in dharma? The answer is given in the gātha below.
सद्दहदि य पत्तेदि य रोचेदि य तह पुणो य फासेदि ।
धम्म भोगणिमित्तं गहु सो कम्मक्खयणिमित्तं ॥२७॥ saddahadi ya pattedi ya rocedi ya taha puno ya phased: dhammam bhoganimittam nahu so kammakkhayamimitian (275)
श्रद्दधाति च प्रत्येति च रोचयति च तथा पुनश्च स्पृशति ।
धर्म भोगनिमित्त न खलु स कर्मक्षयनिमित्तम् ॥२७५॥ 275. No doubt he has faith in (a kind ot) dharma, .he acquires it, he delights in it and practises it. But it is ali with the. object of future enjoyment. Certainly not (that dharma which leads to the) destruction of karmas.
Next moksa marga, path of salvation is described from the vyavahara and niscaya points of view, the former to be rejected and the latter to be adopted.
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