jo maNNadi jIvemi ya jIvijjAmi ya parehi.n sattehi.n .
parajIvAnaha.n jIvayAmi, parajIvairjIvye chAhamityadhyavasAyo dhruvamaj~nAnam . sa tu yasyAsti so.aj~nAnitvAnmithyAdraShTiH, yasya tu nAsti sa j~nAnitvAt samyagdraShTiH .
kathamayamadhyavasAyo.aj~nAnamiti chet — AUdayeN jIvadi jIvo eva.n bhaNa.nti savvaNhU .
gAthArtha : — [yaH ] jo jIv [manyate ] yah mAnatA hai ki [jIvayAmi ] mai.n par jIvo.nko jilAtA hU.N [cha ] aur [paraiH sattvaiH ] par jIv [jIvye cha ] mujhe jilAte hai.n, [saH ] vah [mUDhaH ] mUDh ( – mohI) hai, [aj~nAnI ] aj~nAnI hai, [tu ] aur [ataH viparItaH ] isase viparIt (jo aisA nahI.n mAnatA, kintu isase ulTA mAnatA hai) vah [j~nAnI ] j~nAnI hai .
TIkA : — ‘par jIvo.nko mai.n jilAtA hU.N, aur par jIv mujhe jilAte hai.n ’ isaprakArakA adhyavasAy dhruvarUpase ( – atyanta nishchitarUpase) aj~nAn hai . yah adhyavasAy jisake hai vah jIv aj~nAnIpaneke kAraN mithyAdR^iShTi hai; aur jisake yah adhyavasAy nahI.n hai vah jIv j~nAnIpaneke kAraN samyagdR^iShTi hai .
bhAvArtha : — yah mAnanA aj~nAn hai ki ‘par jIv mujhe jilAtA hai aur mai.n parako jilAtA hU.N’ . jisake yah aj~nAn hai vah mithyAdR^iShTi hai; tathA jisake yah aj~nAn nahI.n hai vah samyagdR^iShTi hai ..250..
ab yah prashna hotA hai ki yah (jIvanakA) adhyavasAy aj~nAn kaise hai ? isakA uttar kahate hai.n : —