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Chapter IV
The Statement of the six Fundamental Truths
'आत्मा छे', 'ते नित्य छे', 'छे कर्ता निजकर्म' । 'छे भोक्ता', वळी 'मोक्ष छे', 'मोक्ष उपाय सुधर्म' ||४३|| 'Atma chhe', 'te nitya chhe', 'chhe kartta nijakarma', 'Chhe bhokta', vali 'mokshi chhe', 'moksha upaya sudharma'.43 The soul exists, see it eternal, Accepts bondage, receives the fruit, It can be free, take means devotional, Ignorance is the
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(1) Soul exists, (2) Soul is eternal, (3) Soul is the author of its actions (karma), (4) It therefore has to enjoy or suffer the consequences of its actions, (5) Such a soul can be liberated, (6) There is a definite method for Soul's Liberation and that is true religion. A true religion liberates the Soul from the worldly cycle of birth and death.
षट्दर्शन पण तेह 1
षट्स्थानक संक्षेपमां, समजावा परमार्थने, chai ज्ञानीए एह 118811 Shat-sthanaka sankshepama, shat-darshana pana teha, Samajava paramarthane, kahya jnanie eha. 44 Six subjects or six schools of thought, Are here described as seers great, In abstract scriptures strictly taught, For understanding soul concrete. 44
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