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JAINA SIDDHANTA SHRI GOMMATASARA KARMA-KANDA
गोम्मटसारः ।
(कर्मकाण्डम् )
CHAPTER 1.
Description of the Prakriti or Nature of Karmas.
पणमिय सिरसा रोमिं गुणरयणविभूसणं महावीरं । सम्मत्तरयणणिलयं पयाडसमुत्तिणं वोच्छं ॥ १ ॥ प्रणम्य शिरसा नेमिं गुणरत्नविभूषणं महावीरम् । सम्यक्त्वरत्ननिलयं प्रकृतिसमुत्कीर्तनं वक्ष्यामि ॥ १ ॥
1. Having bowed with the head to Lord Nemi, (who is) adorned with the jewels of the pure soul's attributes, a great hero, (and) a mine of the gem of right-belief, I shall speak of the description of the Prakriti or nature of Karmas.
पयडी सील सहावो जीवंगाणं अरणाइसंबंधो । कोवले मलं वा तारणस्थित्तं सयं सिद्धं ॥ २ ॥ प्रकृतिः शीलं स्वभावः जीवाङ्गयोरनादिसम्बन्धः । कनकोपले मलं वा तयोरस्तित्वं स्वयं सिद्धम् ॥ २ ॥
2. The eternal bondage of soul and Karmic matter is their nature, “Prakriti", "Shila", "Svabhava". The existence (of soul and Karmas ) is self-proved (as) the dirt in golden ore.
Commentary.
The union of soul and matter is self-proved. This is the first point from which Jainism starts. This corresponds to the mighty and pregnant division of all things into Jíva and Ajíva, i. e., living and non-living, or soul and non-soul. Soul always, and soul
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