Book Title: Samkit Faith Practice Liberation
Author(s): Amit B Bhansali
Publisher: Amit B Bhansali

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________________ Two Classifications of Samyaktva - Saraaga and Viitaraaga Of the many ways of analysing and classifying samyaktva, here is one method based on the spiritual level of the person. 1. Saraaga Samyaktva (realised soul but not free from attachment} 2. Viitaraaga Samyaktva (realised soul free from all attachment} Since samyaktva by itself is neither attached nor detached, how do these categories arise? They arise on the basis of the presence of attachment in the soul. If the soul with samyaktva has attachment and passion, it is called saraaga samyaktva. If the soul with samyaktva is free from all attachments and passions, it is known as viitaraaga samyaktva. Samyaktva may be realised upon the suppression/annihilation/part-suppression part-annihilation of the three categories of perception deluding karmas and the four categories of intense passion related to anger, arrogance, artifice and avarice. However, the attainment of samyaktva does not guarantee freedom from passion. This is because samyaktva is attained through suppression/ annihilation of perception-deluding karmas (darshana mohniiya) while passionlessness is achieved through the suppression/annihilation of conduct-deluding karmas (chaaritra mohniiya). Hence, one who has saraaga samyaktva displays attachment and aversion, likes and dislikes despite his samyaktva. This is because he has not yet suppressed/annihilated his conduct-deluding karmas (chaaritra mohniiya). In mitigation, it must be admitted that one who has saraaga samyaktva usually displays a clear preference for auspicious activities and for sure dislikes unauspicious activities. Since the soul cannot get rid of attachment even up to the tenth gunsthaanaka (level of spiritual development). Hence, the samyaktva of soul upto the tenth gunsthaanaka is known as saraaga samyaktva. Hence, in the Sarvaarthasiddhi commentary on the Tattvaarthasuutra, Aachaarya Puujyapaada wrote that, "Tadda dvividham saraaga-vitraagavishayabhedaata" Sarvaarthasiddhi; Verse 1.2.12 (paragraph) (Page 7, Author: Aachaarya Pujyapada, Publisher: Bhartiya Gyaana Pith Prakashan, Delhi, year 1989 4th edition) The samyaktva of a seeker who is not free from attachments is known as saraaga samyaktva. The samyaktva of a seeker who is free from attachments is known as viitaraaga samyaktva. 157

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