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clenliness and such. Observance of the laws of conduct,
studying of scriputure, celibacy, serving the teacher
and such others. Because of the nature of the com-
pound word, it means the practice and observance of
the laws pertaining to the classess and the practices
and observance of the laws pertaining to the orders
of life. Steadying the mind, in the Infinite, by
discarding all external objects. Concentration, think-
ing of the Supreme Self. Yoga, the total cessation of
the mind-function. By the expression and such
other's, listening, mentation and the like are under-
stood. He states the reason for all these being non-
existent after enlightenment. "Because of discarding
'I' and 'Mine' based on non-self. Non-self that
 
which is opposed to Self, ignorance. The super-
imposition of the ideas of 'I' and 'Mine' is
based on this ignorance i.e., has ignorance for its
substance. Even the root of this has been discarded
through the knowledge of truth. Therefore the
 
usage based on classes, orders and the like is not
there (for the man of knowledge). This is the meaning.
१०४. वर्णाश्रमादिव्यवाहारस्य मिथ्याज्ञानमूलत्वेन मिथ्यात्वं द्रढयितुं
azafakà ggat agafat6416—
 
न माता पिता वा न देवा न लोका:
न वेदा न यज्ञा न तीर्थं बुवन्ति ।
सृषुप्तो निरस्तातिशून्यात्मकत्वात्
तदोकीsवशिष्ठः शिवः केवलोऽहम् ॥३॥
 
To confirm the falsity of all this business
(of living with all its division) of classes, orders
and so on, because all these are rooted in illusory
knowing, the Acārya says: