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leaves and flowers of this tree. And liberation is the fruit of this tree. All these components ensure the excellence of the kalpavriksha of samyaktva. Whoever sits beneath the wish-fulfilling tree of samyaktva and seeks liberation, shall soon attain liberation.
Just as people seek ripe fruits from a tree, those who seek liberation seek the fruit of liberation from the tree of samyaktva.
Samyaktva is a great yoga
The Kartikeyanupreksha has given several similes for samyaktva. Let us explore them:
"Rayanaana mahaarayanam savvajoyaana uttamam joyam. Riddhiina mahaariddhii sammattam savvasiddhiddhayaram. Sammatta gunappahaano devindanarinda vandio.
Chattavayo vi ya paavai saggasuham uttamam viviham"
~Kartikeyanupreksha, verses 325-326, (Page 229-230, Author: Swami Kumar, Publisher: Paramshrut Prabhavak Mandal, Agaas, year 1960)
Samyaktva is the greatest of gems. The most advanced of all yogic methods. It is the greatest riddhi (accomplishment) of all. It helps the seeker attain the highest state of perfection. One, whose samyaktva is strong, is worshipped by celestial kings (Indra) as well as worldly kings. Even if he does not follow all the vows, his firm samyaktva shall ensure that he enjoys the myriad pleasures of this world and the other.
Samyaktva ensures rebirth as a human for the animal who has attained it
At times, animals too can attain samyaktva. A kind and compassionate animal may attain samyaktva. But a cruel and violent man cannot attain samyaktva. This is why the wise ones have specified that even if a living being is an animal by form, he could be a human being in animal form, if he practises compassion, has attained samyaktva, can achieve shuddhopayoga (the highest state of awareness, which is unblemished by attachment and aversion} and can perceive itself. In stark contrast, a human being who has false belief, whose mind and heart are full of desire, anger and other flawed external dispositions; and considers those external dispositions to be his own, is a beast in human form.
In essence, he who has attained samyaktva is as good as a human being, despite being in animal form. The Aagama Gynatadharmakathanga Suutra (one of the 32 canons) gives the example of an elephant who had attained samyaktva. Subsequently, his compassion towards all living beings led to his rebirth as a human.
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