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Annānamohidamadı majjhaminam bhanadı poggalam davvam Baddhamabaddham cha tahā jivo bahubhāvasanjutto (23)
.अज्ञान मोहितमतिर्ममेद भणति पुद्गलद्रव्यम् ।
बद्धमबद्ध च तथा जीवे बहुभावसयुक्ते ॥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 bahır-ātman) whose intellect is deluded by wrong knowledge
सव्वण्हुणाणदिट्ठो जीवो उवओगलक्खणो णिच्च ।
किह सो पोग्गलदव्वीभूदो कि भणसि मज्झमिण ॥२४॥ Savvanhunānadittho jivo uvaogalakkhano nichcham Kiha so poggaladavvibhudo kim bhanası majjhaminam (24)
सर्वज्ञज्ञानदृष्टो जीव उपयोगलक्षणो नित्यम् ।
कथ स पुद्गलद्रव्यीभूतो 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 जीवत्तमागद इदर ।
तो सक्को वुत्तु ज मज्झमिण पुग्गल दव्व ॥२५॥ Jadi so poggaladavvibhudo jîvattamāgadam idaram To sakkā vuttum je majjha minam poggalam davvam (25)
यदि स पुद्गलद्रव्यीभूतो जीवत्वमागतमितरत् ।
तच्छक्तो वक्तु यन्ममेद पुद्गल द्रव्य ॥२५॥ 25 If the soul becomes matter and if the matter becomes the soul then it is possible for you, Oh! bahır-ātman, to say “this physical object is mine”
COMMENTAPY (23 to 25) These găthās also deal with the illusion of identifying the Self with the physical objects The physical object may be
