aise is param pavitra shAstrame.n tIn shrutaskandha hai.n . pratham shrutaskandhakA nAm ‘j~nAnatattvapraj~nApan’ hai . anAdikAlase paronmukh jIvo.nko kabhI aisI shraddhA nahI.n huI ki ‘mai.n j~nAnasvabhAv hU.N aur merA sukh mujhame.n hI hai’ . isIlie usakI paramukhApekShI – paronmukhavR^itti kabhI nahI.n TalatI . aise dIn dukhI jIvo.n par AchAryadevane karuNA karake is adhikArame.n jIvakA j~nAnAnandasvabhAv vistArapUrvak samajhAyA hai; usIprakAr kevalIke j~nAn aur sukh prApta karanekI prachur utkR^iShTa bhAvanA bahAI hai . ‘‘kShAyik j~nAn hI upAdey hai, kShAyopashamikaj~nAnavAle to karmabhArako hI bhogate hai.n; pratyakShaj~nAn hI ekAntik sukh hai, parokShaj~nAn to atya.nt Akul hai; kevalIkA atIndriy sukh hI sukh hai, indriyajanit sukh to duHkh hI hai; siddha bhagavAn svayamev j~nAn, sukh aur dev hai.n, ghAtikarma rahit bhagavAnakA sukh sunakar bhI jinhe.n unake prati shraddhA nahI.n hotI ve abhavya (dUrabhavya) hai.n’’ yo.n anekAnek prakArase AchAryadevane kevalaj~nAn aur atI.ndriy, paripUrNa sukhake liye pukAr kI hai . kevalIke j~nAn aur Anandake lie AchAryadevane aisI bhAv bharI dhun machAI hai ki jise sunakar – pa.Dhkar sahaj hI aisA lagane lagatA hai ki videhavAsI sIma.ndhar bhagavAnake aur kevalI bhagavanto.nke jhuNDame.nse bharatakShetrame.n Akar tatkAl hI kadAchit AchAryadevane yah adhikAr rachakar apanI hR^idayormiyA.N vyakta kI ho.n. is prakAr j~nAn aur sukhakA anupam nirUpaN karake is adhikArame.n AchAryadevane mumukShuo.nko atIndriy j~nAn aur sukhakI ruchi tathA shraddhA karAI hai, aur antim gAthAo.nme.n moh – rAg – dveShako nirmUl karanekA jinokta yathArtha upAy sa.nkShepame.n batAyA hai .

dvitIy shrutaskandhakA nAm ‘j~neyatattva – praj~nApan’ hai . anAdikAlase paribhramaN karatA huA jIv sab kuCh kar chukA hai, kintu usane sva – parakA bhedavij~nAn kabhI nahI.n kiyA . use kabhI aisI sAnubhav shraddhA nahI.n huI ki ‘ba.ndh mArgame.n tathA mokShamArgame.n jIv akelA hI kartA, karma, karaN aur karmaphal banatA hai, usakA parake sAth kabhI bhI kuCh bhI sambandha nahI.n hai’. isalie hajAro.n mithyA upAy karane par bhI vah duHkh mukta nahI.n hotA . is shrutaskandhame.n AchAryadevane duHkhakI ja.D.h.h ChedanekA sAdhan – bhedavij~nAn – samajhAyA hai . ‘jagatakA pratyek sat arthAt pratyek dravya utpAd – vyay – dhrauvyake atirikta yA guN – paryAy samUhake atirikta anya kuCh bhI nahI.n hai . sat kaho, dravya kaho, utpAd – vyay – dhrauvya kaho yA guNaparyAyapiNDa kaho, – yah sab ek hI hai’ yah trikAlaj~na jinendrabhagavAnake dvArA sAkShAt dR^iShTa vastusvarUpakA mUlabhUt siddhAnta hai . vItarAgavij~nAnakA yah mUlabhUt siddhAnta prArambhakI bahutasI gAthAo.nme.n atyadhik sundar rItise, kisI lokottar vaij~nAnik Dha.ngase