vadaNiyamANi dharantA sIlANi tahA tavan cha kuvvantA . paramaTThabAhirA je NivvANan te Na vindanti ..153..
gnAnamev mokShahetu, tadabhAve svayamagnAnabhUtAnAmagnAninAmantarvrataniyamashIlatapaprabhRuti- shubhakarmasadbhAvepi mokShAbhAvAt . agnAnamev bandhahetu, tadabhAve svayam gnAnabhUtAnAn gnAninAn bahirvrataniyamashIlatapaprabhRutishubhakarmAsadbhAvepi mokShasadbhAvAt . kAraN hain, isaliye un karmonko ‘bAl’ sangnA dekar unakA niShedh kiyA jAnese gnAn hI mokShakA kAraN siddha hotA hai .
bhAvArtha : — gnAnake binA kiye gaye tap tathA vratako sarvagnadevane bAlatap tathA bAlavrat (agnAnatap tathA agnAnavrat) kahA hai, isaliye mokShakA kAraN gnAn hI hai ..152..
ab yah kahate hain ki gnAn hI mokShakA hetu hai aur agnAn hI bandhakA hetu hai yah niyam hai : —
gAthArtha : — [vrataniyamAn ] vrat aur niyamonko [dhArayanta ] dhAraN ka rate hue bhI [tathA ] tathA [shIlAni cha tapa ] shIl aur tap [kurvanta ] ka rate hue bhI [ye ] jo [paramArthabAhyA ] paramArthase bAhya hain (arthAt param padArtharUp gnAnakA — gnAnasvarUp AtmAkA jisako shraddhAn nahIn hai) [te ] ve [nirvANan ] nirvANako [na vindanti ] prApta nahIn hote .
TIkA : — gnAn hI mokShakA hetu hai; kyonki gnAnake abhAvamen, svayam hI agnAnarUp honevAle agnAniyonke antarangamen vrat, niyam, shIl, tap ityAdi shubh karmonkA sadbhAv hone par bhI mokShakA abhAv hai . agnAn hI bandhakA hetu hai; kyonki usake abhAvamen, svayam hI gnAnarUp honevAle gnAniyonke bAhya vrat, niyam, shIl, tap ityAdi shubh karmonkA asadbhAv hone par bhI mokShakA sadbhAv hai .
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