Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri
Chapter 5 – A Line of Demarcation between the first four and last four Yogadṛṣṭis [119 of 121]
Chapter 5.8 – Sarvajña (The Omniscience) [18 of 20]
The task of determining the essential nature of the supra-sensuous being, namely omniscience, is not within the scope of inferential knowledge [4 of 4]
Haribhadrasūri has dilated upon the futility of fallacious argument, oneness of omniscience [i.e., sarvajña], one and same way to attain liberation, oneness of the state of emancipation, and omniscience rooted sermons of the omniscient persons. Now he proceeds to present the essence of everything in a nut shell. He says that to determine the real nature of supra sensuous entities viz. omniscience [i.e., sarvajña] one has to take resort to yogic knowledge. The determination of their nature is impossible except through yogic knowledge. Hence to enter into dispute regarding these matters will be as futile as the activity of a blind person. Haribhadrasūri announces finally that the ascertainment of real nature of supra sensuous entities could neither be done by the fallacious argument (kutarka) nor by the inferential knowledge (anumāna). It can only be done by yogic knowledge.
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