NIYAMSARA.

The universal law for the purification of the Soul is called Niyama Niyama: a self-imposed spiritual rule or discipline leading to liberation. The word Sāra Sāra: essence or core affixed to the word Niyama emphasises its perfection. The name of the book Niyamasāra is thus literally true as "The Essence of the Law."

Niyama is the path to liberation; its fruit is supreme Nirvana. Each of these three is again described. || 4 ||

original Prakrit: णियमं मोक्खउवाओ तस्स फलं हवति परमानिब्बाणं । एदेसिं तियहं पि य पत्तेयपरूवणा होई ॥ ४ ॥
original Sanskrit: नियमो मोक्षोपायस्तस्य फलं भवति परमनिर्वाणम् । एतेषां त्रयाणामपि च प्रत्येकप्ररूपणा भवति ॥ ४ ॥

4. Niyama is the way to liberation; its fruit is supreme Nirvana Nirvana: the state of ultimate peace and release from the cycle of rebirth. Each of these three—the path, the fruit, and the description—is further elaborated.

Right Belief arises from faith in the Perfect Souls, the Scriptures, and the Principles. He who is free from all defects and possesses all pure attributes is the Supreme Source. || 5 ||

original Prakrit: अत्तागमतत्ताणं सद्दहणादो हवेइ सम्मत्तं । ववगयअसेसदोसो सयलगुणाप्पा हवे अत्तो ॥ ५ ॥
original Sanskrit: आप्तागमतत्त्वानां श्रद्धानाद्भवति सम्यक्त्वम् । व्यपगताशेषदोषः सकलगुणात्मा भवेदाप्तः ॥ ५ ॥

5. Belief in the Perfect Souls original: Apta—trustworthy teachers who have attained enlightenment, the Scriptures original: Agama, and the Principles original: Tattva—the fundamental realities of existence is Right Belief.
He who is free from all defects and is possessed of all pure attributes is the Supreme Source Apta.

In order to find out truth, one must have recourse to true scriptures. True scriptures are only those which are based upon the preachings of a Supreme being, who is free from all passion and is Omniscient Omniscient: all-knowing; possessing infinite knowledge. All other Scriptures must necessarily be incomplete and misleading. Truth can only be known to, and published by, one who knows all that exists, with all possible modifications, past and future, at one and the same time. One who has likes and dislikes, one who can curse or bless, one who can reward or punish, has limitations, is hence imperfect and cannot be Omniscient, the source of knowledge.

Hunger, thirst, fear, anger, attachment, delusion, anxiety, old age, disease, death, perspiration, fatigue, pride, indulgence, wonder, sleep, birth, and agitation. || 6 ||

original Prakrit: छुहतण्हभीरुरोसो रागो मोहो चिंता जरा रुजामिच्चू । स्वेदो खेदो मदो रइ विम्हयणिद्दा जणुव्वेगो ॥ ६ ॥
original Sanskrit: क्षुधा तृष्णा भयं रोषो रागो मोहश्चिन्ता जरा रुजा मृत्युः । स्वेदः खेदो मदो रतिः विस्मयनिद्रे जन्मोद्वेगौ ॥ ६ ॥

This verse lists the eighteen imperfections from which a true Supreme Source (Apta) must be entirely free. These include physical needs like hunger and thirst, emotional disturbances like anger and fear, and the biological constraints of aging and death.