Answer

A kevalgnani does not make use of manovargana for obtaining knowledge. Kevalajnana is direct and पूर्ण; it does not depend on the mind or on pudgala in the way ordinary cognition does.

Explanation

In Jain doctrine:

• Manovargana is the subtle material particles associated with mental activity.
• Ordinary beings use it for thinking, forming ideas, and mental processing.
• A kevalgnani has kevalajnana, so knowledge does not arise through mind-based process.

So, for knowledge, the answer is:

• No, a kevalgnani does not need manovargana.
• Their knowledge is not mediated by thought-particles.

If you are asking about the embodied state of a sayogi kevali, then there may still be subtle bodily, speech, and mental activity as long as the body remains. But even then, that is not because kevalajnana depends on manovargana. The omniscience itself is independent.

When liberation occurs and the soul becomes an ayogi kevali, all activity ceases completely.

Spiritual Understanding

This distinction is important in Jain Dharma because it shows the greatness of kevalajnana:

• Ordinary knowledge needs instruments.
• Kevalajnana is beyond instruments.
• It reveals the soul’s पूर्ण purity and independence.

So manovargana belongs to the domain of worldly mental functioning, while kevalajnana belongs to the fully awakened soul.

Takeaway

A kevalgnani does not use manovargana for knowing. At most, while still embodied as a sayogi kevali, subtle activity may continue until nirvana, but the omniscient knowledge itself is completely independent.