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Bonding of Karma (Bandha)
आचारादि ज्ञानं जीवादि दर्शनं च विज्ञेयम् ।
षड्जीवनिकायं च तथा भणति चरित्रं तु व्यवहारः ||276 ||
आत्मा खलु मम ज्ञानमात्मा मे दर्शनं चरित्रं च ।
आत्मा प्रत्याख्यानमात्मा मे संवरो योगः । 127711
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[The reading of scriptures] Acārāmga-etc. is the knowledge, [the understanding of] Jiva-etc. is the faith, [the protection of] six kinds of living beings is the conduct these are statements of the relative point of view. [276]
In reality, my soul is the knowledge, my soul is the faith and conduct, my soul is renunciation, my soul is stoppage of Karmika bondage (Samvara) and meditation (Yoga). [277]
Annotation
Through these stanzas one may learn some significant aspects from the relative point of view as well as the real point of view. A physics teacher considers it necessary to convey to his students that the electric wiring, switches, bulb, tube-light, etc. associated with electricity are not electricity in true sense. But the electric current is the electricity in the true sense. In the same way, Acārya Kundakunda considers it necessary to describe what real spiritual knowledge, belief, and conduct are, and what are not.
It is well known that the protection of six kinds of living beings is considered as the conduct from the relative point of view. If one goes deeper, one may have this view that the attitude of protecting six kinds of living beings is the conduct of the soul. Still deeper, one may say that the attitude of not disturbing anyone is the conduct of the soul. Still deeper, one may say that the act of relaxing of the soul in itself without any desire of disturbing others is the spiritual conduct. Still deeper, one may find that the conduct of the soul is to abide in the soul itself. In view of this depth, in stanza 277, Acārya Kundakunda says that the real conduct of the soul is based on the soul only. Any description that says that the
