________________ 160 TATTVARTHA SUTRA more unfavorable would be the consequences; and lower the degree of defilement, more favorable would be the consequences. The bondage so incurred is stripped off after availing such favorable or unfavorable consequences. That is Akam Nirjara (unplanned eradication). नामप्रत्ययाः सर्वतो योगविशेषात् सूक्ष्मैकक्षेत्रावगाढस्थिताः सर्वात्मप्रदेशेष्वनन्तानन्तप्रदेशाः // 8-25 // 8.25: Nampratyayah Sarvato Yogvisheshat Sookshmaikakshetravagadhsthitah Sarvatmapradesheshwanantanantpradeshah (The subtle particles capable of being transformed into Karma of infinite Pradeshas abiding in an area penetrate every Pradesh of soul by virtue of Yog.) This sutra deals with the plenitude of bondage. One would like to know what is the nature of bondage, whether it is gross or subtle, whether it affects all the Pradeshas of the soul or only some of them and so on. The sutra states that when the bondage occurs, it occurs of all the eight types. (The fact that the bondage of life span occurs only once in a lifetime is kept here understood.) This can be compared with metabolism in the body. As the food that we take is converted into blood, sinews, bones etc. as per body's requirements, so the incurring bondage is of all types of Karma. It is formed of the subtle particles. It affects every Pradesh and is constituted of the infinite Karma particles that reach the soul from the proximity. सद्वेद्यसम्यक्त्वहास्यरतिपुरुषवेदशुभायुर्नामगोत्राणि पुण्यम् // 8-26 // 8.26: Sadvedyasamyaktvahasyaratipurushvedshu Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
