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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Atman and Mokpa
attribute. The knowledge and bliss which are possessed by jīva are fragmentary as contrasted with those of God who possesses them to their perfection. The individual souls are the knowers (cit), the doers of actions (karta) and also the experiencers (bhokta) of the fruits of actions. God enjoys the sovereign power because He is independent or svatantra; He does not derive his power from any other source. The individual soul's powers, knowledge and bliss are limited as they are obscured by karma which is caused by ignorance or avidyā. The souls acquire karma due to their worldly activities which they carry on under ignorance or avidya. The jivas being dependent do not cause their activities but their activities are propelled (kārayitā) by God. For every state of the lives of the jivas God is responsible for, He is the impeller (kārayitá-Hr<font) of all their actions. The knowledge, ignorance, bondage, deliver. ance, birth and death of the individuals are caused and governed by God Himself. His powers are totalitarian. Whatever the souls enjoy or suffer is ultimately caused by God for them in accordance with their karmas. The existence and happiness of the souls are wholly a matter of the grace of God; God is the prompter from within of the whole life of the souls and He alone can effect their liberation or Mokşa. Complete self-surrender (s'ara āgati-27orfa) is absolutely necessary for the attainment of Moksa. Madhva advocates (Bhakti) devotion and grace of God as the only fruitful means for the attainment of liberation. The knowledge of the five distinctions
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