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Chapter 1 - Sutra 3-4
At the time when auspicious yoga occurs, it is referred to as auspicious, and at the time when the intensity of auspiciousness is diminished, that yoga is called inauspicious. Just as during inauspicious yoga, the initial qualities are bound by all the karmic natures of merit and demerit in the first stage of existence, likewise, even in the sixth stage of existence during auspicious times, all the natures of merit and demerit are bound accordingly. How, then, could the different statements of auspicious merit and inauspicious demerit be separately understood as causes of merit and demerit? Therefore, the presented statement should primarily be understood concerning the binding of consequential karma. At the time of intense auspicious yoga, the quantity of the consequential nature of merit is greater, while the quantity of the consequential nature of demerit is less; conversely, at the time of intense inauspicious yoga, the consequential nature of demerit is greater, while that of merit is lesser. Based on the predominance of the greater quantity of the consequential nature of merit due to auspicious yoga and the greater quantity of the consequential nature of demerit due to inauspicious yoga, this sutra sequentially identifies auspiciousness as the cause of merit and inauspiciousness as the cause of demerit. The lesser quantity of the consequential nature of demerit due to auspicious yoga and the lesser quantity of the consequential nature of merit due to inauspicious yoga are not specified since it is accepted in the scriptures, as in the common understanding of people, that rules primarily apply in practical dealings.
1. The predominance of the higher caste is a norm. For instance, a village with a predominance of Brahmins or where their number is greater, is referred to as the Brahmin village, even if it comprises individuals of other castes.