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Sarvarthasiddhi
[1017 § 932
8932. It is said that even a *pushkala* (abundant) is not capable of achieving the intended meaning without the support of an example, therefore the next *sutra* says:
Like a potter's wheel that has been spun, like a gourd freed from its coating, like a castor seed, and like a flame of fire. || 7 ||
8933. There is a sequential connection between the *hetu* (reasons) mentioned in the previous *sutra* and the examples mentioned in this *sutra*. For example, the rotation of the potter's wheel is caused by the combined effort of the hand, the rod, and the wheel. Even after it stops, it continues to rotate due to the residual effect of the previous action. Similarly, the liberated soul, even in the absence of the many vows it has taken to attain liberation, continues to move upwards due to the influence of those vows. Moreover, this is due to its non-attachment. Just as a gourd, burdened by the weight of the clay coating, sinks in water, but when the clay coating loosens due to the water, it quickly rises to the surface, similarly, the soul, burdened by the weight of karma, moves erratically in the world due to its attachment to it, but when it is freed from that attachment, it rises upwards. Moreover, this is due to the breaking of the bonds. Just as the castor seed rises upwards when the bond of the seed pod is broken, similarly, the liberated soul, freed from the bonds of all karma, including the names of birth and caste, rises upwards. Moreover, this is due to the nature of its upward movement. Just as a flame of fire, naturally inclined to move upwards, rises upwards due to its connection with the wind, similarly, the liberated soul, free from the karma that causes the various forms of movement, rises upwards due to its inherent nature of upward movement.
8934. It is said that if the liberated soul is naturally inclined to move upwards, why does it not rise above the *loka* (world)? The next *sutra* answers this question.