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

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Illustration.—The soul will not know any thing, unless
it receives the light through its body caused by Maya, as
the eye apprehends objects by the light of the lamp.
Anavamala exists in the soul eternally, becoming one with
it and concealing its lustre as does the firewood conceal
the heat or fire present in it.
Third Argument.
Churnika.—The soul undergoes five Avastha.
Varthikam.—As the soul is in a formless (Arupa) tatwa
form and shrouded by the Mala, it is established that the
soul undergoes five Avastha, namely, Jakra, Swapna,
Sushupti, Thuriya, and Thuriyathitha.
Illustrations.—(a) In the Jakra Avastha of the soul,
when it is in the region of the forehead, it has 35 active
organs including the 10 external senses. In its Swapna
Avastha, when in the region of the throat, it has 25 organs
excluding the 10 external organs. In the Sushupti
Avastha, when in the region of the heart, it has 3 organs in-
cluding Chittam. In Thuriya Avastha, when in the region
of the navel, it has only two, namely Purusha and Prana-
vayu; In Thuriyathitha Avastha, when in the region of
Mulathara, it is pure Purusha having none of these organs.
(b) The soul, which in Jakra avastha is in the region
of the forehead, undergoes all the five avastha in the
same region. That is to say, it becomes conscious of each
perception through each of the organs and, at the same
time, becomes separated from them. Sutta Avastha are
like these five in number.