mumukShu- karuNAmUrti pUjya bhagavatI mAtAko koTi-koTi vandan! bahinashrI! ek prashna hai ki jIvakA gnAn lakShaN jAnanese lakShya aisA AtmA prasiddha hotA hai, aisA Agamavachan hai. to sAthamen indriy nigrah, vairAgyabhAv, sansAr prati virakti ityAdi bhAvonkI AvashyakatA hai yA nahIn?
samAdhAna- gnAnalakShaNase gnAyak prasiddha hotA hai. gnAyak to gnAnalakShaNase hI prasiddha hotA hai. shAstramen AtA hai aur gurudev bhI bArambAr kahate the ki gnAnalakShaN AtmAkA asAdhAraN lakShaN hai. usase gnAyak prasiddha hotA hai. gnAnalakShaNase gnAyak prasiddha hotA hai. parantu vah gnAyakako grahaN karatA hai, to viraktike binA gnAyak grahaN nahIn hotA hai. gnAnalakShaNase gnAyakako grahaN kare vahAn virakti Aye binA gnAyak grahaN hotA hI nahIn. isaliye use grahaN karanekA mukhya upAy gnAnalakShaNase gnAyak grahaN hotA hai. gnAnalakShaNase gnAyakakI prasiddhi hotI hai.
vairAgya bIchamen Aye binA, vibhAvase bhinna hokar gnAyakako grahaN karane jAy to use vairAgya Aye binA gnAyak grahaN hotA hI nahIn. gnAyakakI mahimA Aye binA, gnAyakakA lakShaN jAne binA gnAyak grahaN nahIn hotA hai. vibhAvase virakta ho, sansArase virakta ho to hI gnAyak grahaN hotA hai. aisA use sambandha hai. gnAnalakShaNase gnAyakako grahaN kare, usamen virakti Aye (binA nahIn rahatI). sachamuchamen grahaN kare to virakti Aye binA gnAyak grahaN hotA hI nahIn. koI bolanemAtra athavA shuShkatAse grahaN kare usakI bAt nahIn hai. shuShkatAse vairAgya nahIn ho aur gnAyak grahaN ho gayA, aisA mAn le to yathArtha nahIn hai.
AchAryadev to yathArtha bAt karate haiain ki gnAnalakShaNase gnAyak prasiddha hotA hai. AtmAkA asAdhAraN lakShaN gnAnalakShaN hai. gnAnalakShaNase hI gnAyak prasiddha hotA hai. parantu virakti Aye binA gnAyak grahaN hotA hI nahIn. vah bIchamen AtA hI hai. jise gnAyak grahaN karanA ho usamen virakti bIchamen AtI hI hai. bandho taNo svabhAv jANI, AtmAkA svabhAv jAnakar bandhase virakta ho to karmamokSha hotA hai. is tarah jaise chAritradashAmen lInatAmen bhI virakti AtI hai, vaise pahale gnAyak grahaN karanemen bhI virakti hotI hai.