mai.n is shAstrame.n samasta nij vaibhavase (Agam, yukti, paramparA aur anubhavase) kahU.NgA.’ is pratij~nAke anusAr AchAryadev is shAstrame.n AtmAkA ekatva — par-dravyase aur parabhAvo.nse bhinnatA — samajhAte hai.n. ve kahate hai.n ki ‘jo AtmAko abaddhaspR^iShTa, ananya, niyat, avisheSh aur asa.nyukta dekhate hai.n ve samagra jinashAsanako dekhate hai.n’. aur bhI ve kahate hai.n ki ‘aisA nahI.n dekhanevAle aj~nAnIke sarva bhAv aj~nAnamay hai.n’. is prakAr, jahA.N tak jIvako svaya.nkI shuddhatAkA anubhav nahI.n hotA vahA.N tak vah mokShamArgI nahI.n hai; bhale hI vah vrat, samiti, gupti Adi vyavahArachAritra pAlatA ho aur sarva Agam bhI pa.Dh.h.h chukA ho. jisako shuddha AtmAkA anubhav vartatA hai vah hI samyagdR^iShTi hai. rAgAdike udayame.n samyaktvI jIv kabhI ekAkArarUp pariNamatA nahI.n hai.n, parantu aisA anubhavatA hai ki ‘yah, pudgalakarmarUp rAgake vipAkarUp uday hai; vah merA bhAv nahI.n hai.n, mai.n to ek j~nAyakabhAv hU.N.’ yahA.N prashna hogA ki rAgAdibhAv hone par bhI AtmA shuddha kaise ho sakatA hai ? uttarame.n spha TikamaNikA dR^iShTAnta diyA gayA hai. jaise spha TikamaNi lAl kapa.Deke sa.nyogase lAl dikhAI detA hai — hotA hai to bhI spha TikamaNike svabhAvakI dR^iShTise dekhane par spha TikamaNine nirmalapanA Cho.DA nahI.n hai, usI prakAr AtmA rAgAdi karmodayake sa.nyogase rAgI dikhAI detA hai — hotA hai to bhI shuddhanayakI dR^iShTise usane shuddhatA Cho.DI nahI.n hai. paryAyadR^iShTise ashuddhatA vartatI hone par bhI dravyadR^iShTise shuddhatAkA anubhav ho sakatA hai. vah anubhav chaturtha guNasthAn me.n hotA hai. isase vAchakako samajhame.n AyegA ki samyagdarshan kitanA duShkar hai. samyagdR^iShTikA pariNaman hI palaT gayA hotA hai. vah chAhe jo kArya karate hue bhI shuddha AtmAko hI anubhavatA hai. jaise lolupI manuShya namak aur shAkake svAdakA bhed nahI.n kar sakatA, usI prakAr aj~nAnI j~nAnakA aur rAgakA bhed nahI.n kar sakatA, jaise alubdha manuShya shAkase namakakA bhinna svAd le sakatA hai usI prakAr samyagdR^iShTi rAgase j~nAnako bhinna hI anubhavatA hai. ab yah prashna hotA hai ki aisA samyagdarshan kis prakAr prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai arthAt rAg aur AtmAkI bhinnatA kis prakAr anubhavA.nshapUrvak samajhame.n Aye ? AchArya bhagavAn uttar dete hai.n ki — praj~nArUpI ChainIse Chedane par ve do.nno bhinna ho jAte hai.n, arthAt j~nAnase hI — vastuke yathArtha svarUp kI pahachAnase hI — , anAdikAlase rAgadveShake sAth ekAkArarUp pariNamatA AtmA bhinnapane pariNamane lagatA hai; isase anya dUsarA koI upAy nahI.n hai. isaliye pratyek jIvako vastuke yathArtha svarUpakI pahichAn karanekA prayatna sadA kartavya hai.
is shAstrakA mukhya uddesh yathArtha AtmasvarUpakI pahichAn karAnA hai. is uddeshakI pUrtike liye is shAstrame.n AchAryabhagavAnane anek viShayo.nkA nirUpaN kiyA hai. jIv aur pudgalake nimitta-naimittikapanA hone par bhI dono.nkA atyanta svatantra pariNaman, j~nAnIko rAg-dveShakA akartA- abhoktApanA, aj~nAnIko rAgadveShakA kartAbhoktApanA, sA.nkhyadarshanakI ekAntikatA, guNasthAn- ArohaName.n bhAvakA aur dravyakA nimitta-naimittikapanA, vikArarUp pariNaman karaneme.n aj~nAnIkA