शिवज्ञानबोध (मेय्कण्डार - शैव सिद्धान्त का आधारभूत दार्शनिक सूत्र ग्रन्थ)

10 SIVAGNANA BOTHAM.
such attributes and personal qualities as are ascribed to Him and
capable of Avatars and the Vishnu of the Trinity representing
Mula Prakriti and the function of Sthithi.
Concluding remarks.
The first Sutra therefore establishes the existence of the
three Mala, (Maya, Anava, and Karma) and of God. In the ter-
minology of this School, the three Mala are called by a generic
name Pasa and God is called Pathi. Pasu means, a bond or tie
or shackle, or Bantham, and the three Banthams are distinguish-
ed as follows :—
Anava Pasa binds or limits the Omniscience or Perfect
Knowledge of the Soul and hence called Prathibantham.
Karma Pasa like an unceasing flood follows the Soul and
drives it to eat the fruits of karma (Bhoga) without permit-
ting it to seek Moksha and hence called Anubandham.
Maya Pasa limits the Omnipresence (Vyabaka) of the Soul
and confines it to a particular body and hence called Sam-
bantham.
Atma in the terminology of this school is called Pasu as a
thing bound by Pasa. The terminology employed by the Rama-
nujas for these Thripadarthas is chit, achit and Iswara and that
by the school of Sankaracharya is Jagat, Jiva, and Para.
The next Sutra proceeds to define Chit Sakti by which alone
the relatiou between God and Atma and Mala is established and
by whose Power alone Re-births are induced.