Pachyatap (pratikraman) karne se keval gyan milta hai, is prakar nahi ki kisi dusre vyakti ne turant keval gyan prapt kar liya ho. Jain dharma ke anusar keval gyan sirf Tirthankar ke liye hota hai—yeh sambandhit hai purva janam ki tapasya aur shuddhi se aata hai.

Vishwaas ke mutabik, Mahavira (24th Tirthankar) ko keval gyan prapt hua tha. Keval gyan ki yeh avadhi poore samajh me Tirthankar ki avastha hoti hai, jisse manav jeevan ke bandhan jaise bandhan khul jaate hain.

Isliye, pachyatap se vyakti ko turant keval gyan nahi milta; yah ek shuddhi prakriya hai jo aage ki aur spiritual pragati ke liye hoti hai. Digambar aur Shütambar dono paramparaon me iske arth me thode bhinnataen hoti hain, par mool tatva yeh hi hai ki keval gyan Tirthankar ki vishesh avastha hai, na ki aam vyakti ki turant prapt ki hui avastha.

(agar aap chahein to main is vishay par Jain scriptures ke vishesh arth ko aur saaf- safai se samjha sakta hoon.)