Soul Science Part 01

Author(s): Parsmal Agarwal
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore

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Soul Science : Samayasāra by Jain Acārya Kundakunda
feature regarding the size and shape of a Jiva has been expressed in this stanza by the word 'AnirdistaSamsthānam' that means indefinite shape and size (because its shape varies according to the body it occupies).
We know various technologies of detecting the material things. For example, ultrasound, X-rays, infrared, gamma rays, etc., are used to detect things which are invisible to naked eyes. This stanza says that the non-physical soul cannot be physically identified by any present or future technology or device. Ācārya Kundakunda has highlighted this point by stating that the soul is invisible and cannot be expressed (Avvattam or Avyaktam) by any physical analogy.
Here one may ask a question: If the soul cannot be physically identified by any technology or senses then how can it be known? To answer this question, Ācārya uses a powerful word ‘Alimgaggahaņam'. Through this word Ācārya Kundakunda says that the soul can be realized without any mark (Linga). In other words, the soul can be realized without the inference based on the sense perception, i.e., it is possible by direct experience of the soul by the soul.
जीवस्स णत्थि वण्णोण विगंधोण विरसोण वि य फासो। ण विरूवं ण सरीरंण वि संठाणं ण संहणणं॥5॥ जीवस्स णत्थि रागोण विदोसोणेव विज्जदे मोहो। णो पच्चया ण कम्मं णोकम्मं चावि से णत्थि॥5॥ जीवस्स णत्थि वग्गो णं वंगणा णेव फड्ढया केई। णो अज्झप्पट्ठाणा णेव य अणुभागठाणाणि॥52॥ जीवस्स णत्थि केई जोयट्ठाणा ण बंधठाणा वा। णेव य उदयट्ठाणा ण मग्गणट्ठाणया केई॥3॥ णो ठिदिबंधट्ठाणा जीवस्स ण संकिलेसठाणा वा। णेव विसोहिट्ठाणा णो संजमलद्धिठाणा वा।।54।। णेव य जीवट्ठाणा ण गुणट्ठाणा य अस्थि जीवस्स। जेण दु एदे सव्वे पोग्गलदव्वस्स परिणामा 155॥