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Aptavani 13 Purvardh Table of Contents Dedication ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Editorial ............................................................................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 10 [1.1] How is the Prakruti Formed? ................................................................................................ 10 [1.2] Prakruti, is in the Form of a Result! ..................................................................................... 12 [1.3] Prakruti Unfolds In Accordance With How It Was Bound! ................................................. 13 [1.4] See the Prakruti as Flawless! ................................................................................................ 14 [1.5] The Various Inherent Natures of Prakrutis! .......................................................................... 15 [1.6] Control Over Prakruti Can Be Attained! .............................................................................. 16 [1.7] Cleanse the Prakruti This way! ............................................................................................. 18 [1.8] Knower-Seer of the Prakruti! ................................................................................................ 19 [1.9] From Purush to Purushottam! ............................................................................................... 20 [1.10] The One Who Has Finished Observing the Prakruti in its Full Form is Parmatma! .......... 21 [2.1] Dravyakarma ......................................................................................................................... 22 [2.2] Gnanavaran Karma ............................................................................................................... 23 [2.3] Darshanavaran Karma .......................................................................................................... 24 [2.4] Mohaniyakarma .................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter [1.1] ...................................................................................................................................... 27 How Is Prakruti Formed? .................................................................................................................. 27 The Subtle Science of Prakruti! ..................................................................................................... 27 Knowledge, in its inherent nature, in the distorted nature! ........................................................... 28 A Different Way of Bringing About the Final Settlement! ........................................................... 29 Is Prakruti Jada or Chetan? ............................................................................................................ 29 Who Is the Doer of Prakruti? ........................................................................................................ 30 The Difference Between Prakruti and Nature! .............................................................................. 31 Relation Between Prakruti and the Self ........................................................................................ 31 Chapter [1.2] ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Prakruti Is In the Form of a Result! ................................................................................................... 33 Do Prakruti and Praan Leave Together? ....................................................................................... 33 One Dances to the Tune of Prakruti! ............................................................................................. 34 Prakruti Forces One to do Against One’s Will… .......................................................................... 35 The Relation Between Swasatta and Prakrutsatta! ........................................................................ 36 Prakruti Is Independent at the Time of Discharge! ....................................................................... 37 Both Prevail in Their Own Natural State! ..................................................................................... 37 The Independence and Dependency of the Prakruti! .................................................................... 37 Prakruti Is Not to Be Changed, Its Cause Is to Be Changed! ........................................................ 38 On What Basis Does Purusharth Happen? .................................................................................... 39 The Causal-Effective Form of Prakruti! ........................................................................................ 39 Who Has Attachment-Abhorrence in This? .................................................................................. 40 1 Draft Copy Prakruti, Is It Under the Influence of the Ego or Vyavasthit? ....................................................... 40 Prakruti Is Like an Ignited Firecracker! ........................................................................................ 41 Chapter [1.3] ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Prakruti Unfolds as It Was Bound! ................................................................................................... 43 It Is the Prakruti That Has Aasakti! ............................................................................................... 43 What Will Exhaust the Prakruti? ................................................................................................... 43 No Change in the Style of Prakruti! .............................................................................................. 44 Awareness Brings the Prakruti Into Niyam! ................................................................................. 44 Keep Awareness on the Prakruti! .................................................................................................. 46 Chapter [1.4] ...................................................................................................................................... 48 See the Prakruti as Flawless! ............................................................................................................. 48 Who Is at Fault in This? ................................................................................................................ 48 How Can the Prakruti Be Changed? .............................................................................................. 48 It Happens According to the Prakruti! .......................................................................................... 48 There Are as Many Layers of Prakruti as There Are Vikalp! ....................................................... 49 As the Volatile Prakruti Becomes Natural, Energy Increases! ..................................................... 49 Ultimately, Both are Vitaraag! ...................................................................................................... 50 The Gnani Turns the Prakruti Around in This Way! ..................................................................... 50 The Problem Is Not of the Mistake, the Problem Is of Ignorance! ............................................... 50 By Seeing the Pure Soul, Even the Tiger Becomes Non-Violent! ................................................ 51 The Flawlessness of the Gnani’s Vision! ...................................................................................... 52 Know Him to Be at Fault, but Do Not Consider Him at Fault! .................................................... 53 The True Culprit Got Caught! ....................................................................................................... 54 Chapter [1.5] ...................................................................................................................................... 55 The Various Inherent Natures of Prakrutis! ...................................................................................... 55 The Path of Moksha Through Just One Sentence! ........................................................................ 55 That Is Why Attributes of the Prakruti Are Born! ......................................................................... 55 The Original Source of the Attributes of Prakruti! ........................................................................ 57 Complete Knowledge of the Prakruti Through Experience! ......................................................... 58 Without Ownership, the Repair Happens Naturally! .................................................................... 58 Prakruti Will Take Best Care of the Body! ................................................................................... 60 Karma Is Upadravi and Prakruti Is Nirupadravi! .......................................................................... 60 Chapter [1.6] .....................................................................................................................................