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in pure thoughts one can conquer over the mind full of despairing or revengeful thoughts.
Nirjara
संसारबीजभूतानां कर्मणां जरणादिह । निर्जरा सा स्मृता द्वधा सकामा कामजिता ॥८६॥ ज्ञेया सकामा यमिना-मकामा त्वन्यदेहिनाम। कर्मणां फलवत्पाको यदुपायात्स्वतोऽपि च ।।८७॥ सदोषमपि दीप्तेन सुवर्ण वह्निना यथा । तपोऽग्निना तप्यमान-स्तथा जीवो विशुध्यति ॥८॥ अनशनमौनोदर्य वत्तेः संक्षेपणं तथा । रसत्यागस्तनुक्लेशो लीनतेति बहिस्तपः ॥८६॥ प्रायश्चित्त वैयावत्यं स्वाध्यायो विनयोऽपि च । व्युत्सर्गोऽथ शुभं ध्यानं षोढेत्याभ्यन्तरं तपः ॥१०॥ दीप्यमाने तपोवहौ बाो चाभ्यन्तरेपि च । यमी जरति कर्माणि दुर्जराण्यपि तत्क्षणात् ॥१॥
Meaning : The act of shedding off the karmas, which are the root cause of the endless cycles of rebirth, is called nirjara. This nirjara can be either voluntary or involuntary. Sakam nirjara or voluntary nirjara takes place when one practices penances with a specific intention to shed off the karmas and is aware and alert all the time while undergoing these penances.
Akam or involuntary nirjara takes place while one undergoes the various hardships of life e.g. vagaries of weather, hunger, thirst etc. Fourth Chapter
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