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Dravyasamgraha
karmas. The saint now becomes a Deified Soul in consequence of the acquisition of the divine attributes, and lingers in the world of men only so long as His āyuḥ-karma is not exhausted to set Him free from all kinds of fetters of matter. With respect to the path of progress, He is on the thirteenth stage, which is characterised by jīvana-mukti. He is now qualified for the third kind of śukla dhyāna, which would be pure selfcontemplation but for the fact that it is accompanied by a slight tinge of bodily activity, that is itself due to the association with the physical body. As the āyuḥ karma which keeps the body and the soul together is exhausted, the aghātiyā karmas which may still be existing are destroyed, the yogas come to an end, and the last form of śukla dhyāna, implying pure selfcontemplation, undisturbed by any kind of bodily activity, is enjoyed. The soul is now on the fourteenth stage, and immediately rises up to the Siddha sila as a body of radiant Effulgence, to reside there for ever, in blissful contemplation of the unsurpassed glory of His own Divine Self.
Jain, Champat Rai, The Key of Knowledge, p. 652-653.
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