Reality English Translation of Sarvarthasiddhi

SR No.: 001197
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S A Jain
Publisher: Jwalamalini Trust Chennai
Publication Year: 1992
Total Pages: 334
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, Tattvartha Sutra, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth
File Size: 20 MB

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THE EIGHT MAIN TYPES OF KARMAS
and passion, these are destroyed. Hence the soul is not the cause of bondage and duration."
Now the kinds of type-bondage are described.
आद्यो शानदर्शनावरणवेदनीयमोहनीयायुर्नामगोत्रान्तरायाः ॥४॥ Adyo jñānadarśanāvaranavedaniyamohanīyāyurnā
magotrāntarāyāḥ 4. The type-bondage is of eight kinds, knowledge-obscuring, perception-obscuring, feeling-producing, deluding, lifedetermining, name-determining (physique-making), statusdetermining and obstructive karmas.
The first, that is type-bondage, must be understood to be of eight kinds. Covers or is covered by this is covering. This is added to each-knowledge-covering, perception-covering. Feels or is felt by this is feeling. Deludes or is deluded by this is deluding. That, by which one takes the form or state of a hell-being and so on, is life (āyu). Names or is named by this is name. That by which one is called high or low is status (gotram). That which comes between the host, the guest, gift and so on is obstructive karma (anlarāya). The matter taken in by the thought-activity of a single self is turned into eight kinds as described above, just as the food taken once is changed into blood and other fluids.
The main divisions of bondage have been described. The subdivisions are to be described now.
पञ्चनवद्वयष्टाविंशतिचतुर्द्विचत्वारिंशद्विपञ्चभेदा यथाक्रमम् ॥५॥ Pañcanavadvyaşlāvimśaticaturdvicatvārimsaddvipañcabheda yathākramam
(5) 5. The subdivisions are five, nine, two, twenty-eight, four, forty-two, two and five kinds respectively.
It is contended that 'secondary must be mentioned in the sutra in order to indicate that the subdivisions are so many. It is not necessary, as it is implied from what is left over. First the eight main divisions of type-bondage have been mentioned. So it must be understood that this sutra refers to the secondary divisions or subdivisions left over. The word 'kinds' is taken with five etc. respectively. Knowledge-obscuring is of