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therefore know the Atman. .
107. Atman is a fit subject for Jnana. Atman can be known through Jnana (wisdom or knowledge) alone; therefore, you should give up all else and know the Atman through Jnana.
108. As long as a saint does not know the Jnan-maee Atman (soul) whose Essence consists in knowledge, so long being affected with love and hatred of other objects, does he not obtain the status of the Para-Brahma or Paramatman (God).
109.By knowing the Atman the Paramatman is known. Know thou the highest of all, and the pure soul who is designated by the word Para-Brahma or Para-Loka (God).
110. That Deva (God) who is dwelling in the minds of Munishvaras(saints) and of Hari, Hara (great personages), etc., is the highest of all, free from foreign elements, pure knowledge in nature and is called by the name of Para-Loka.
111. One in whose mind dwells the Shuddha Atman (pure and perfect effulgence of soul), called the Para-Loka or Paramatman, is sure to become the Paramatman; because the Jiva (soul) becomes that which he believes himself to be.
112. As is thy Buddhi (inclination or desire), so wilt thou be born after death, hence thou shouldst not detach thy inclination from Para-Brahma and attach it to Para-Dravya (any substance, or object, other than the self).
113. Know thou that which is distinct from Atman and is Jara (inanimate of non-intelligent) as Para-Dravya. The ParaDravya consists of Pudgala (matter), Akash (space), Kala (time), Dharma (the substance which helps in the motion of souls and matter) and Adharma (the substance which helps souls and matter in ceasing to move); all these five are distinct from Atman and are devoid of consciousness or intelligence.
114. A Samyak-Drishti (one possessing true belief) who even for a moment becomes absorbed in his Shuddha Atman (pure self) or Paramatman (God), destroys a large number of his Karmas, just as a spark of fire quickly burns up heaps of straw in a short time.
