bandhasya tu AtmadravyAsAdhAraNA rAgAdayaH svalakShaNam . na cha rAgAday AtmadravyasAdhAraNatA.n bibhrANAH pratibhAsante, nityamev chaitanyachamatkArAdatiriktatven pratibhAsamAnatvAt . na cha yAvadev samastasvaparyAyavyApi chaitanya.n pratibhAti tAvanta ev rAgAdayaH pratibhAnti, rAgAdInantareNApi chaitanyasyAtmalAbhasambhAvanAt . yattu rAgAdInA.n chaitanyen sahaivotplavana.n tachchetyachetakabhAvapratyAsatterev, naikadravyatvAt; chetyamAnastu rAgAdirAtmanaH, pradIpyamAno ghaTAdiH pradIpasya pradIpakatAmiv, chetakatAmev prathayet, na punA rAgAditAm . evamapi tayoratyantapratyAsattyA bhedasambhAvanA- bhAvAdanAdirastyekatvavyAmohaH, sa tu praj~nayaiv Chidyat ev .
(ab bandhake svalakShaNake sambandhame.n kahate hai.n : — ) bandhakA svalakShaN to Atmadravyase asAdhAraN aise rAgAdik hai.n . yah rAgAdik Atmadravyake sAth sAdhAraNatA dhAraN karate hue pratibhAsit nahI.n hote, kyo.nki ve sadA chaitanyachamatkArase bhinnarUp pratibhAsit hote hai.n . aur jitanA, chaitanya AtmAkI samasta paryAyo.nme.n vyApta hotA huA pratibhAsit hotA hai, utane hI, rAgAdik pratibhAsit nahI.n hote, kyo.nki rAgAdike binA bhI chaitanyakA AtmalAbh sa.nbhav hai (arthAt jahA.N rAgAdi na ho.n vahA.N bhI chaitanya hotA hai) . aur jo, rAgAdikI chaitanyake sAth hI utpatti hotI hai vah chaityachetakabhAv (-j~neyaj~nAyakabhAv)kI ati nikaTatAke kAraN hI hai, ekadravyatvake kAraN nahI.n; jaise (dIpakake dvArA) prakAshit kiye jAnevAle ghaTAdik (padArtha) dIpakake prakAshakatvako hI prasiddha karate hai.n — ghaTAditvako nahI.n, isaprakAr (AtmAke dvArA) chetit honevAle rAgAdik (arthAt j~nAname.n j~neyarUpase j~nAt honevAle rAgAdik bhAv) AtmAke chetakatvako hI prasiddha karate hai.n — rAgAdikatvako nahI.n .
aisA hone par bhI un dono.n (-AtmA aur bandha)kI atyanta nikaTatAke kAraN bhedasa.nbhAvanAkA abhAv honese arthAt bhed dikhAI na denese (aj~nAnIko) anAdikAlase ekatvakA vyAmoh (bhram) hai; vah vyAmoh praj~nA dvArA hI avashya ChedA jAtA hai .
bhAvArtha : — AtmA aur bandha dono.nko lakShaNabhedase pahachAn kar buddhirUp ChenIse Chedakar bhinna-bhinna karanA chAhie .
AtmA to amUrtik hai aur bandha sUkShma pudgalaparamANuo.nkA skandha hai, isaliye Chadmasthake j~nAname.n dono.n bhinna pratIt nahI.n hote, mAtra ek skandha hI dikhAI detA hai; (arthAt dono.n ek piNDarUp dikhAI dete hai.n ) isaliye anAdi aj~nAn hai . shrI guruo.nkA upadesh prApta karake unake lakShaN bhinna-bhinna anubhav karake jAnanA chAhie ki chaitanyamAtra to AtmAkA lakShaN hai aur rAgAdik bandhakA lakShaN hai, tathApi mAtra j~neyaj~nAyakabhAvakI ati nikaTatAse ve ek jaise hI