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the Jnani alone knows the Atman.
90. Atman is neither a human nor a celestial being; he is neither Tiryancha (belonging to the animal, vegetable or mineral kingdom), nor a Naraki (resident of hell). Atman is pure consciousness; only the Jnanis know the Atman.
91. Atman is neither learned nor foolish; he is neither wealthy, nor poor; he is neither old, nor young; all these conditions are produced by Karmas.
92. Atman is neither Punya(virtue), nor Papa(evil); Atman is neither Kala (time) nor Akash(space); he is neither Dharma, the medium of motion, nor Adharma, the medium of coming to rest from motion. Atman is neither a compound of Pudgal (matter), such as the body, etc.; he is Chaitanya Swarup (intelligent), never loses his consciousness and never becomes another.
93. Atman consists in Sanyam (control of senses and mercy on the living beings with six kinds of bodies), Shila (freedom from lust, etc.), Tapa (asceticism), Darshan (seeing), and Jnana (knowing) by nature, and is Avinashi(imperishable), and Moksha-roop (free by nature); Atman alone can know itself.
94. O Soul! There is no other Darshan (belief), Jnana (knowledge) and Charitra (acting or conduct) than Atman himself; know thou the combination of the three as the Atman.
95. O Soul! do not regard anything other than the pure Atman as the Tirtha (an object of worship or pilgrimage); do not serve any teacher other than the pure Atman; and do not think of God as other than the pure Atman. See the pure Atman within thyself.
96. The Swarup (real nature) of Atman is Kevala, Samyak Darshan (pure, right belief), all else is Vyavahara; the highest which is in the universe is the Atman, and he is worshipful.
97. Meditate upon your Atman, by becoming motionless in whose contemplation for an Antara Muhurta (less than fortyeight minutes) one gets Moksha (emancipation). What is the
