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# Viyahapannatti 14.10: Uddeśaka 10: kevalī

Viyāhapannatti 14.10

- **Language:** Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit

### Uddeśaka 10: kevalī

### [14.10.636](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.14.10.636)

kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! chaumatthaṃ jāṇai-pāsai?  
haṃtā jāṇai-pāsai|  
jahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevalī chaumatthaṃ jāṇai-pāsai, tahā ṇaṃ siddhe vi chaumatthaṃ jāṇai-pāsai?  
haṃtā jāṇai-pāsai|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āhohiyaṃ jāṇai-pāsai? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ paramāhohiyaṃ, evaṃ kevaliṃ, evaṃ siddhaṃ jāva–  
jahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevalī siddhaṃ jāṇai-pāsai, tahā ṇaṃ siddhe vi siddhaṃ jāṇai-pāsai?  
haṃtā jāṇai-pāsai|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! bhāsejja vā? vāgarejjā vā?  
haṃtā bhāsejja vā, vāgarejja vā|  
jahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevalī bhāsejja vā vāgarejja vā, tahā ṇaṃ siddhe vi bhāsejja vā vāgojja vā?  
no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe|  
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–jahā ṇaṃ kevalī bhāsejja vā vāgarejja vā no tahā ṇaṃ siddhe bhāsejja vā vāgarejja vā?  
goyamā! kevalī ṇaṃ sauṭṭhāṇe sakamme sabale savīrie sapurisakkāra-parakkame, siddhe ṇaṃ aṇuṭṭhāṇe akamme abale avīrie apu-risakkāraparakkame| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–jahā ṇaṃ kevalī bhāsejja vā vāgarejja vā no tahā ṇaṃ siddhe bhāsejja vā vāgarejja vā|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! ummisejja vā? nimmisejja vā?  
haṃtā ummisejja vā, nimmisejja vā|  
jahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevalī ummisejja vā, nimmisejja vā, tahā ṇaṃ siddhe vi ummisejja vā nimmasejja vā?  
no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe| evaṃ ceva| evaṃ āuṃṭejja vā pasārejja vā, evaṃ ṭhāṇaṃ vā sejjaṃ vā nisīhiyaṃ vā ceejjā|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! imaṃ rayaṇappabhaṃ puḍhaviṃ rayaṇappabhāpuḍhavīti jāṇai-pāsai?  
haṃtā jāṇai-pāsai|  
jahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevalī imaṃ rayaṇappabhaṃ puḍhaviṃ rayaṇappabhāpuḍhavīti jāṇai-pāsai, tahā ṇaṃ siddhe vi imaṃ rayaṇappabhaṃ puḍhaviṃ rayaṇappabhāpuḍhavīti jāṇai-pāsai?  
haṃtā jāṇai-pāsai|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! sakkarappabhaṃ puḍhaviṃ sakkarappabhāpuḍhavīti jāṇai-pāsai? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ jāva ahesattamaṃ|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! sohammaṃ kappaṃ sohammakappe tti jāṇai-pāsai?  
haṃtā jāṇai-pāsai| evaṃ ceva| evaṃ īsāṇaṃ, evaṃ jāva accuyaṃ|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! gevejjavimāṇaṃ gevejjavimāne tti jāṇai-pāsai? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ anuttara-vimāne vi|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! īsipabbhāraṃ puḍhaviṃ īsiṃpabbhārapuḍhavīti jāṇai-pāsai? evaṃ ceva|  
kevalī ṇaṃ bhaṃte! paramāṇupoggalaṃ paramāṇupoggale tti jāṇai-pāsai? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ dupaesiyaṃ khaṃdhaṃ, evaṃ jāva–  
jahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevalī anaṃtapaesiyaṃ khaṃdhaṃ anaṃtapaesie khaṃdhe tti jāṇai-pāsai, tahā ṇaṃ siddhe vi anaṃtapaesiyaṃ khaṃdhaṃ anaṃtapaesie khaṃdhe tti jāṇai-pāsai?  
haṃtā jāṇai-pāsai|  
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|

> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see an unliberated one?”  
> “Yes, he knows and sees.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Just as a kevalin knows and sees an unliberated one, does a liberated soul also know and see an unliberated one?”  
> “Yes, he knows and sees.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see one possessing lower clairvoyance?” “Just so.” “Likewise one possessing supreme clairvoyance; likewise a kevalin; likewise a liberated soul, up to—  
> Venerable Sir! Just as a kevalin knows and sees a liberated soul, does a liberated soul also know and see a liberated soul?”  
> “Yes, he knows and sees.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Would a kevalin speak? Would he give an explanation?”  
> “Yes, he would speak, he would give an explanation.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Just as a kevalin would speak or give an explanation, would a liberated soul also speak or give an explanation?”  
> “This meaning is not competent.”  
> “Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: ‘Just as a kevalin would speak or give an explanation, a liberated soul would not speak or give an explanation’?”  
> “Gautama! A kevalin possesses initiative, karma, strength, vigor, and human exertion and effort; a liberated soul is without initiative, without karma, without strength, without vigor, and without human exertion and effort. Therefore, Gautama, it is said: ‘Just as a kevalin would speak or give an explanation, a liberated soul would not speak or give an explanation.’ ”  
> “Venerable Sir! Would a kevalin open his eyes? Would he close his eyes?”  
> “Yes, he would open his eyes, he would close his eyes.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Just as a kevalin would open his eyes or close his eyes, would a liberated soul also open his eyes or close his eyes?”  
> “This meaning is not competent.” Just so. “Likewise, he would contract or stretch \[his limbs\]; likewise, he would adopt a posture, a bed, or a seat.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see this Ratnaprabhā earth as the Ratnaprabhā earth?”  
> “Yes, he knows and sees.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Just as a kevalin knows and sees this Ratnaprabhā earth as the Ratnaprabhā earth, does a liberated soul also know and see this Ratnaprabhā earth as the Ratnaprabhā earth?”  
> “Yes, he knows and sees.”  
> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see the Śarkarāprabhā earth as the Śarkarāprabhā earth?” Just so. Thus up to the seventh lower \[earth\].  
> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see the Saudharma heaven as the Saudharma heaven?”  
> “Yes, he knows and sees.” Just so. Thus Īśāna, thus up to Acyuta.  
> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see a Graiveyaka celestial abode as a Graiveyaka celestial abode?” Just so. Thus also the Anuttara celestial abodes.  
> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see the Īṣatprāgbhārā earth as the Īṣatprāgbhārā earth?” Just so.  
> “Venerable Sir! Does a kevalin know and see an ultimate atom of pudgala as an ultimate atom of pudgala?” Just so. Thus a two-space-point aggregate, thus up to—  
> “Venerable Sir! Just as a kevalin knows and sees an infinite-space-point aggregate as an infinite-space-point aggregate, does a liberated soul also know and see an infinite-space-point aggregate as an infinite-space-point aggregate?”  
> “Yes, he knows and sees.”  
> “It is so, Venerable Sir! It is so, Venerable Sir!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (3)

- [Viyāhapannatti: Hindi translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2019)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~hi-deepratnasagar2019.14.10.636) — Hindi
- [Viyāhapannatti: Gujarati translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2020)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~gu-deepratnasagar2020.14.10.636) — Gujarati
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~en-mt.14.10.636) — English, machine translation

## Commentaries (4)

- [Viyāhapannatti: ṭīkānusārī vivecana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!deepratnasagar.960) — Muni Dīparatnasāgara 2000, Gujarati
- [Bhagavatīvṛtti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!abhayadeva.v6.p163) — Abhayadeva Sūri, Sanskrit
- [Bhagavaīcuṇṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!curni) — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- [Bhagavatīlaghuvṛtti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!danasekhara) — Dānaśekhara Sūri, Sanskrit

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