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CHAPTER VIII
pauruṣādeva siddhiśchet pauruṣaṁ daivataḥ
pauruṣāchchedamoghaṁ syāt sarvaprāṇiṣu
katham,
pauruşam.
89. If (you say) objects are attained only through Puruṣakāra, how can Puruṣakāra result from Daiva? If results follow only from Puruṣakāra, there would be infallible attainment of objects through efforts by all beings.
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COMMENTARY
It cannot be said that objects are attained only through personal effort without being affected in any way by predestination. For we see, that all efforts of every being do not succeed. There must then be something to prevent Puruṣakāra in such cases.
विरोधान्नोभयैकात्म्यं स्याद्वादन्यायविद्विषाम् । अवाच्यतैकान्तेऽप्युक्तिर्नावाच्यमिति युज्यते ॥90॥ virodhānnobhayaikātmyaṁ syādvāda-nyāya
90. See verse 13.
vidviṣām,
avāchyataikānte'pyuktir-nāvachyamiti yujyate.
अबुद्धिपूर्वापेक्षायामिष्टानिष्टं स्वदैवतः । बुद्धिपूर्वव्यपेक्षायामिष्टानिष्टं स्वपौरुषात् ॥91॥
COMMENTARY
The one-sided (ekanta) view that attainment of objects proceeds only from Daiva or only from Paurusa is untenable. It cannot be said to be indescribable. The Syādvāda view is given in the next verse.
abuddhi-pūrvāpekṣāyāmiṣṭāniṣṭaṁ svadaivataḥ, buddhi-pūrvavyapekṣāyāmiṣṭāniṣṭam svapauruṣāt.
