Acharya Vaani
shrImadAnandatIrthArya mukhanissR^itaM
R^ijUnAmeka evAsti paramotsAhavarjanam |
sa guNAlpatvamAtratvAnnarjutvena virudhyate || A.V 3.3.31
We have previously learnt that all the jIvAs have doShAs. Here one may object - “There are some special category of jIvAs called the R^ijUs, still in saMsAra, who have the eligibility for the post of Brahma. They are specifically called as R^ijUs because of their faultless nature. If all jIvAs were to have doShAs then even R^ijUs should have doShAs. R^iju means faultless. This amounts to saying that R^ijUs who are faultless have faults. This is self-contradictory and hence invalid” - thus.
To this we reply, even R^ijUs have a single doShA. The doSha being absence of highest enthusiasm towards attaining liberation.Otherwise there wouldn’t be any delay in moxa for them after the attainment of aparoxa j~nAna(direct knowledge of Brahman). One need not doubt here that having this doSha contradicts their R^iju nature. Because what is meant by being R^iju is not having many doShAs. Therefore, having one doSha does not contradict their R^iju nature.
Moreover, absence of highest enthusiasm is, in effect, having less enthusiasm. This does not qualify to be counted as a doSha. It could have been counted as a doSha if it were to be a negative of enthusiasm. To cite an example, if we say a person is not a multi millionaire, that does not mean that he has no money at all. He still could be a millionaire. Similarly, a R^iju jIva has, in this case, less enthusiasm for attaining liberation and not its absence altogether. Hence, it is befitting to call them as R^ijUs.
