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Even when he is well-versed in the Scriptures, is he still to be called an ajñānı ? The answer is given in the next gätha
मोक्ख असद्दहतो अभवियसत्तो दु जो अधीएज्ज ।
पाठो ण करेदि गुण असद्दहतस्स णाण तु ॥२७४।। Mokkham asaddahanto abhaviyasatto do jo adhiyejja Pātho na karedi gunam asaddahantassa nānam tu (274)
मोक्षमश्रद्दधानोऽभव्यसत्त्वस्तु योऽधीयीत ।
पाठो न करोति गुणमश्रद्दधानस्य ज्ञान तु ॥२७४॥ 274 An abhavya, one unfit for spiritual salvation, has no faith in moksha, 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 tcality of moksha 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 night faith, his mastery of the scripturcs 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 gathā below
सद्दहदि य पत्तेदि य रोचेदि य तह पुणो य फासेदि ।
धम्म भोगणिमित्तं गहु सो कम्मक्खयणिमित्त ॥२७५॥ Saddahadiya pattadiya rochediya taha puņoyå phasedi Dhammam bhoganimittam nahu so kammakkhayanımıttam
(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 of) dharma, he acquires it, he delights in it and practises it But it is all with the object of future enjoyment Certainly not (that dharma which leads to the) destruction of karmas
