sarvamiti yAvat . tato nisheShAvaraNakShayakShaN ev lokAlokavibhAgavibhaktasamastavastvAkAr- pAramupagamya tathaivAprachyutatven vyavasthitatvAt gnAnan sarvagatam ..23..
lokan bhavati . shuddhabuddhaikasvabhAvasarvaprakAropAdeyabhUtaparamAtmadravyAdiShaDdravyAtmako loka, lokAdbahi- rbhAge shuddhAkAshamaloka, tachcha lokAlokadvayan svakIyasvakIyAnantaparyAyapariNatirUpeNAnityamapi dravyArthikanayen nityam . tamhA NANan tu savvagayan yasmAnnishchayaratnatrayAtmakashuddhopayogabhAvanAbalenotpannan yatkevalagnAnan taTTangkotkIrNAkAranyAyen nirantaran pUrvoktagneyan jAnAti, tasmAdvayavahAreN tu gnAnan sarvagatan bhaNyate . tata sthitametadAtmA gnAnapramANan gnAnan sarvagatamiti ..23.. athAtmAnan gnAnapramANan ye na manyante tatra hInAdhikatve dUShaNan dadAti — NANappamANamAdA Na havadi jasseh gnAnapramANamAtmA na bhavati (gney chhahon dravyonkA samUh arthAt sab kuchh hai) isaliye nisheSh AvaraNake kShayake samay hI lok aur alokake vibhAgase vibhakta samasta vastuonke AkAronke pArako prApta karake isIprakAr achyutarUp rahane se gnAn sarvagat hai .
bhAvArtha : — guN -paryAyase dravya ananya hai isaliye AtmA gnAnase hInAdhik na honese gnAn jitanA hI hai; aur jaise dAhya (jalane yogya padArtha) kA avalamban karanevAlA dahan dAhyake barAbar hI hai usI prakAr gneyakA avalamban karanevAlA gnAn gneyake barAbar hI hai . gney to samasta lokAlok arthAt sab hI hai . isaliye, sarva AvaraNakA kShay hote hI (gnAn) sabako jAnatA hai aur phi ra kabhI bhI sabake jAnanese chyut nahIn hotA isaliye gnAn sarvavyApak hai ..23..
ab AtmAko gnAn pramAN na mAnanemen do pakSha upasthit karake doSh batalAte hain : — jIvadravya gnAnapramAN nahi — e mAnyatA chhe jehane, tenA mate jIv gnAnathI hIn ke adhik avashya chhe.24. jo hIn AtmA hoy, nav jANe achetan gnAn e, ne adhik gnAnathI hoy to vaN gnAn kyam jANe are ?25.