bandhanirodha sidhyet . kinch yadidamAtmAsravayorbhedagnAnan tatkimagnAnan kin vA gnAnam ? yadyagnAnan tadA tadabhedagnAnAnna tasya visheSha . gnAnan chet kimAsraveShu pravRuttan kin vAsravebhyo nivRuttam ? AsraveShu pravRuttan chettadApi tadabhedagnAnAnna tasya visheSha . Asravebhyo nivRuttan chettarhi kathan na gnAnAdev bandhanirodha ? iti nirastognAnAnsha kriyAnaya . yattvAtmAsravayorbhedagnAnamapi nAsravebhyo nivRuttan bhavati tajgnAnamev na bhavatIti gnAnAnsho gnAnanayopi nirasta .
aur, jo yah AtmA aur AsravonkA bhedagnAn hai so agnAn hai yA gnAn ? yadi agnAn hai to AtmA aur Asravonke abhedagnAnase usakI koI visheShatA nahIn huI . aur yadi gnAn hai to vah Asravommen pravRutta hai yA unase nivRutta ? yadi Asravommen pravRutta hotA hai to bhI AtmA aur Asravonke abhedagnAnase usakI koI visheShatA nahIn huI . aur yadi Asravonse nivRutta hai to gnAnase hI bandhakA nirodh siddha huA kyon na kahalAyegA ? (siddha huA hI kahalAyegA .) aisA siddha honese agnAnakA ansh aise kriyAnayakA khaNDan huA . aur yadi AtmA aur AsravonkA bhedagnAn bhI Asravonse nivRutta na ho to vah gnAn hI nahIn hai aisA siddha honese gnAnakA ansh aise (ekAnta) gnAnanayakA bhI khaNDan huA .
bhAvArtha : — Asrav ashuchi hain, jaD hain, dukhake kAraN hain aur AtmA pavitra hai, gnAtA hai, sukhasvarUp hai . isaprakAr lakShaNabhedase dononko bhinna jAnakar Asravonse AtmA nivRutta hotA hai aur use karmakA bandha nahIn hotA . AtmA aur AsravonkA bhed jAnane par bhI yadi AtmA Asravonse nivRutta na ho to vah gnAn hI nahIn, kintu agnAn hI hai . yahAn koI prashna kare ki avirat samyagdRuShTiko mithyAtva aur anantAnubandhI prakRitiyonkA to Asrav nahIn hotA, kintu anya prakRitiyonkA to Asrav hokar bandha hotA hai; isaliye use gnAnI kahanA yA agnAnI ? usakA samAdhAn : — samyagdRuShTi jIv gnAnI hI hai, kyonki vah abhiprAyapUrvakake Asravonse nivRutta huA hai . use prakRitiyonkA jo Asrav tathA bandha hotA hai vah abhiprAyapUrvak nahIn hai . samyagdRuShTi honeke bAd paradravyake svAmitvakA abhAv hai; isaliye, jab tak usako chAritramohakA uday hai tab tak usake udayAnusAr jo Asrav-bandha hotA hai usakA svAmitva usako nahIn hai . abhiprAyamen to vah Asrav-bandhase sarvathA nivRutta honA hI chAhatA hai . isaliye vah gnAnI hI hai .
jo yah kahA hai ki gnAnIko bandha nahIn hotA usakA kAraN isaprakAr hai : — mithyAtvasambandhI bandha jo ki ananta sansArakA kAraN hai vahI yahAn pradhAnatayA vivakShit hai . avirati Adise jo bandha hotA hai vah alpa sthiti-anubhAgavAlA hai, dIrgha sansArakA kAraN nahIn