FIVE 5 COUPLETS OF KNOWLEDGE (GYAN) 5 KHAMASANAS OF KNOWLEDGE (GYAN) દરરોજ જ્ઞાનના પાંચ ખમાસમણા તથા ‘ૐ હ્રિઁ નમો નાણસ્સ’ ની એક નવકારવાળી ગણવી. ૧. શ્રીમતિજ્ઞાન : સમકિત-શ્રદ્ધાવંતને, ઉપન્યો જ્ઞાન-પ્રકાશ; પ્રણમું પદકજ તેહના, ભાવ ધરી ઉલ્લાસ. ૨. શ્રી શ્રુતજ્ઞાન : પવયણ શ્રુત સિદ્ધાંત તે, આગમ સમય વખાણ; પૂજો બહુવિધ રાગથી, ચરણ-કમલ ચિત્ત આણ. ૩. શ્રી અવધિજ્ઞાન : ઉપન્યો અવધિ-જ્ઞાનનો, ગુણ જેહને આવિકાર; વંદના તેહને માહરી, શ્વાસમાંહે સો વાર. ૪. શ્રી મન:પર્યવ જ્ઞાન : એ ગુણ જેહને ઉપન્યો, સર્વ-વિરતિ ગુણઠાણ; પ્રણમું હિતથી તેહના, ચરણ-કમલ ચિત્ત આણ. ૫. શ્રી કેવલજ્ઞાન : કેવલ દંસણ નાણનો, ચિદાનંદ ધન તેજ; જ્ઞાન-પંચમી દિન પૂજીએ, વિજય-લક્ષ્મી શુભહેજ. हररोज ज्ञानके पांच खमासमणे ओर ‘ॐ ह्रिँ नमो नाणस्स’ की एक नवकारवाळी गिनना | १. श्री मतिज्ञान : समकित-श्रद्धावंतने, उपन्यो ज्ञान-प्रकाश; प्रणमुं पदकज तेहना, भाव धरी उल्लास. २. श्री श्रुतज्ञान : पवयण श्रुत सिद्धांत ते, आगम समय वखाण; पूजो बहुविध रागथी, चरण-कमल चित्त आण. ३. श्री अवधिज्ञान : उपन्यो अवधि-ज्ञाननो, गुण जेहने आविकार; वंदना तेहने माहरी, श्वासमांहे सो वार. ४. श्री मन:पर्यव ज्ञान : ए गुण जेहने उपन्यो, सर्व-विरति गुणठाण; प्रणमुं हितथी तेहना, चरण-कमल चित्त आण. ५. श्री केवलज्ञान : केवल दंसण नाणनो, चिदानंद धन तेज; ज्ञान-पंचमी दिन पूजीए, विजय-लक्ष्मी शुभहेज.

RIGHT KNOWLEDGE (SAMYAG GYAN) The soul is a conscious being and as such is always in possession of some knowledge. But all knowledge is not Right Knowledge. That knowledge which the soul blessed with Right Vision possesses and which reveals with certainty (without exaggeration or inadequacy) exact nature of things and which leads to its spiritual developments is termed as Right Knowledge. Thus Right Knowledge should satisfy the following criteria: 1) It should be necessarily preceded by Right Vision (if the vision is false the knowledge would also be false), 2) It should reveal completely the true nature of things, e.g. knowledge of substances comprising the universe, fundamentals describing the process of liberation etc., and it should lead towards the spiritual development of the soul. As mentioned above the soul is never without knowledge as the soul’s essential quality is consciousness. however, as soon as the soul acquires Right Vision by any of the two processes mentioned earlier the knowledge becomes Right Knowledge. Alternatively, it can be said that with the separation of the soul from bondage of karma matter (obstructing Right Knowledge), partially or fully it manifests itself. Right Knowledge is broadly divided into five categories depending upon the progressive development of the soul or increasing manifestation of its power in respect of knowledge or consciousness. These are 1) Sensory (mati) 2) Study (Sruta) 3) Clairvoyance (Avadhi) 4) Telepathy (Man Prayaya) and 5) Omniscience (Kewalya). The progress of the soul to realize these powers is possible by separating the shadow cast by the karmas on the soul, just as a mirror, which is covered with dust, starts shining and giving clear image when the dust is removed. These five varieties are divided into two groups viz. direct or indirect or Pratyaksha and Paroksha respectively. The first two i.e. sensory (mati) and study (sruta) are indirect as these are acquired through the medium of senses or mind, while the remaining three are considered direct, as these are acquired by soul directly without any intermediary. Though it must have become obvious the distinction between non-knowledge- agyan, false knowledge-mithya gyan and Right Knowledge-samyag gyan may be clarified by the example of a pitch dark room, a room with colored light and one with natural bright light. The dark room is like agyan where nothing can be known. In the colored room every thing appears in false color different from what it is, and therefore, is like false knowledge. However, the room with natural bright light shows things in their true form as they are and therefore, is like Right Knowledge. Now we take up the discussion of five varieties of knowledge one by one.