________________ BONDAGE OF KARMA THE CAUSE OF TRANSMIGRATION 159 The minimum duration is given in terms of Muhurt, which is equivalent to 48 minutes. It is stated that the minimum duration of the vedaniya Karma is twelve Muhurts, i.e. 9 hours and 36 minutes; that of physique and status determining Karma is eight Muhurts, i.e. 6 hours and 24 minutes; while those of the remaining Karmas are less than 48 minutes. The actual duration of a Karma may range anywhere between the maximum and minimum. Except for the age span determining Karma, the minimum duration applies to those in the higher states belonging to the 9th and 10th stage of elevation. In the case of age span Karma the minimum applies to human and sub-human beings. विपाकोऽनुभावः // 8-22 // TOTTA 116-7311 Teflott IKC-7811 8.22: Vipako'nubhavah 8.23: Sa Yathanam 8.24: Tatashcha Nirjara (The capability to extend the consequences is called intensity, it is to be borne according to the nature of Karma and thereafter the bondage is stripped off.) These sutras deal with the intensity of bondage. That applies to wholesome as well as to unwholesome Karma. The intensity of the unwholesome Karma varies directly with the degree of defilement prevailing at the time of incurring the bondage, while that of wholesome one varies inversely with that. In other words, the higher the degree of defilement, the Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
