176 honekA kAraN banatA hai. yathArtha kAraN ho to kArya AtA hI hai. bAkI AtmA bhinna hai.
jaise sphaTik svabhAv-se nirmal hai, vaise AtmA svabhAv-se-vastu-se to nirmal hai. usame.n lAl-pIlA pratibi.nb utpanna hotA hai, vah to bAharake phUlakA uThatA hai. aise karmake nimitta-se jo vibhAv bhAv hotA hai, usame.n pariNati apanI hotI hai, puruShArthakI mandatA-se. vah jaD nahI.n karavAtA. apanI pariNatikI mandatA-se hotI hai. parantu use vah palaT sakatA hai ki mai.n to chaitanya hU.N aur yah merA svabhAv nahI.n hai. isaprakAr pariNatiko bhinna karake, mai.n to ek shuddhAtmA hU.N, ye sab vibhAvabhAv hai, use prayAs karake a.ntarame.n usakA bhedaj~nAn kare. bAra.nbAr usakI dR^iDhatA kare.
AtmAme.n j~nAn aur Ananda bharA hai, vah apaneme.n-se pragaT hotA hai, bAhar-se kahI.n- se nahI.n AtA hai. bAharame.n-se kuCh A jAtA hai yA bAharame.n-se Ananda yA j~nAn nahI.n Ate. dev-guru-shAstra mArga batAye. vah j~nAn pragaT honekA kAraN banatA hai. parantu puruShArtha svaya.nko karanA rahatA hai.
anAdikAl-me.n jo deshanAlabdhi hotI hai (usame.n) koI guru mile, koI dev mile to a.ntarame.n svaya.n grahaN karatA hai. parantu aise guruke upadeshakA nimitta banatA hai. upAdAn apanA hai. parantu aisA nimitta-naimittik sambandha hai ki guruke upadeshakA nimitta banatA hai. puruShArtha svaya.nko karanA paDatA hai. j~nAyakako grahaN karanA. j~nAyakako grahaN kaise karanA? usakA mArga bhinna-bhinna nahI.n hai. ek j~nAyakako grahaN karanA. vastu-mArga ek hI hai. usakI pratIti, usakA j~nAn, usakI lInatA. usake liye sab laganI, mahimA, usakA abhyAs bAra.nbAr vahI karanekA hai.
mumukShuH- pahale j~nAnalakShaN-se, ye jo pa.ndrahavI gAthAme.n AyA ki j~nAnalakShaN-se..
samAdhAnaH- j~nAnalakShaN-se AtmAkI pahichAn hotI hai. j~nAnalakShaN-se pUre j~nAyakako grahaN karanA. j~nAnalakShaN ek sAmAnya AtmAkA lakShaN ki jisame.n bhed nahI.n hai, aisA j~nAyaka. koI paryAyakA bhed, paryAyake bhed par bhI dR^iShTi nahI.n rakhakar mai.n pUrNa j~nAyak hU.N, us j~nAyakako grahaN kare to j~nAyak grahaN hotA hai.
itanA jAnA, itanA jAnA, itanA jAnA vah mai.n, aisA nahI.n. parantu j~nAyak jo jAnanevAlA hai, vahI mai.n hU.N. use grahaN karanA. j~nAnakI anubhUti-j~nAyakakI anubhUti hai vahI mai.n hU.N. vibhAvakI jo anubhUti ho rahI hai vah mai.n nahI.n hU.N. j~nAyakakI anubhUti hai vahI mai.n hU.N. rAgamishrit jo svAd Aye vah mai.n nahI.n. parantu mai.n ek j~nAyak, akelA j~nAyak, jisame.n akelA j~nAyak hI hai, chAro.n or j~nAyak hI hai, vah mai.n hU.N. .. mai.n svaya.n j~nAyak hU.N. aise j~nAyakako grahaN karanA vahI (upAy hai). rAgamishrit jo j~nAn hotA hai-vikalpame.n, vah vikalpa mai.n nahI.n hU.N, apitu mai.n j~nAn hU.N. isaprakAr j~nAnako grahaN karanA.