Mmgl Annexure I To Part 27-1 (3) Ten Truths Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

The ten truths will measure the quality of things. They are (1) Ksatchi (Perception) , (2) Karudal (Inference) , (3) Uvamam (Comparison) , (4) Aagamam (Scriptures) , (5) Arundapathi (Associated idea) (6) Iyalbu (Natural) , (7) Ideegam (Tradition) , (8) Abhavam (Non-existent) , (9) Meetchiyal Ariym Ozhivarrivu (Elimination) , (10) Thondri Ulladhagum Sambavam (Incident) .

(1) Perception

Perception without distortion is of five kinds. They are, (1) Eye traps colors of things, (2) Ear traps sounds of things, (3) Nose traps smells, (4) Tongue traps tastes, (5) Body traps touch feelings. These are the conditioned tools which undergo varieties of experience in life and are exposed to joy and sorrow day in and day out. These five sense organs identify various sense objects in the world, associated with country, name, caste, character and labor. This is to be understood as the perception limit.

(2) Inference limit

An inference limit indicates the nature of an opinion. It is of three kinds:

(1) General. Though there are no means or proof to show, a thing could be understood. If someone says, "One heard the great noise of a mad elephant in the forest, " then it is inferred that there must be an elephant there.

(2) Remnant. One is sure of rains on the other side of the river, when he sees the flood on this side of the river.

(3) Basis: One can surely say that there will be rain based on the dark clouds in the sky.

So these three inference limits help to understand a thing that is not seen, but is realized through indications leading to that unseen vision. The unseen object may be exactly the same or differ slightly.

(3) Comparison limit

Comparison limit is one that compares a seen thing and tells about another unseen thing, like "The wild cow in the forest (unseen) is like this cow (seen) .

(4) Scriptures limit

One should accept the truth that there is a world of happiness as embodied in the scriptures by great wise men.

(5) Associated idea limit

This is to understand a thing with the available indications of that thing, for instance, to understand that the "The shepherd's habitat, where the shepherds stay, is on the banks of Ganges River, " when one says it in short the "The shepherd's Ganges is"

(6) Natural limit

The natural limit is one that when a man sitting on the elephant asks for a stick, another one standing below gives by natural instinct the very goad-stick to control the elephant.

(7) Tradition limit

The traditional limit is a belief on hearsay carried away from people to people in the world, for instance, one surely believes, "There is a ghost on this tree, " on the basis of statements from several persons in the past.

(8) Non-existent limit

Non-existent limit is one that exists not. To confirm that there is nothing like that one, the non-existent limit indicates.

(9) Elimination limit

By a process of elimination, a thing is decided. When one says "Rama won, " it indicates, "Ravana was defeated."

(10) Incident limit

Based on observation of an incident, its nature is said, like "The magnet attracts iron."

4. The defects of these limits

These limits in usage have eight kinds of defects. (1) Accept by pointing out, (2) Accept by distortion, (3) Doubt, (4) Clear with no investigation, (5) Seen but not felt, (6) Not in vogue (7) To say what is felt, (8) Thought.

(1) Accept the pointer

This is to accept all the things as they are and what they mean to point out

(2) Accept by distortion

This is just like saying a shining pearl as silver, by a distorted version.


(3) Doubt

A doubtful statement is made, "Is it a tying post or a man, " when it cannot be decided what is what?