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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk, 7 Ch. 1
Q. 13. Bhante! How does a soul freed from the fetters of karma attain its goal for cutting as under the bondage ?
उत्तर १३-गोयमा ! से जहाणामए कलसिंबलिया इ वा मुग्गसिंवलिया इ वा माससिंबलिया इ वा सिंवलिसिंवलिया इ वा एरंडमिंजिया इ वा उण्हे दिण्णा सुक्का समाणी फुडित्ता णं एगंतमंतं गच्छई। एवं खलु गोयमा !
___A. 13. Like a pea, mug or udad, or a fruit of simula or eranda, dried up in the sun, throwing out its seeds to invisible nooks, oh Gautama.
प्रश्न १४-कहं णं भंते ! णिरिंधणयाए अकम्मस्स गई ?
Q. 14. Bhante ! How does a soul freed from fetters of karma attain its goal for lack of ignition ?
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___ उत्तर १४-गोयमा ! से जहाणामए धूमस्स इंधणविप्पमुक्कस्स उड्ढं वीससाए णिव्वाधाएणं गई पवत्तइ । एवं खलु गोयमा !
___A. 4. Like the smoke separated from fuel shooting up unobstructed in its natural course, oh Gautama !
प्रश्न १५-कहं णं भंते ! पुष्वप्पओगेणं अकम्मस्स गई पण्णत्ता ?
Q. 15. Bhante ! How does a soul freed from the fetters of karma attain its goal due to prior exertion ?
उत्तर १५-गोयमा ! से जहाणामए कंडस्स कोदंडविप्पमुक्कस्स लक्खाभिमुही णिव्वाधाएणं गई पवत्तइ एवं खलु गोयमा ! पुव्वप्पओगेणं अकम्मरस गई पण्णायते । एवं खलु गौयमा! णीस्संगयाए णिरंगणयाए जाव...पुव्वप्पओगेणं अकम्मस्स गई पण्णत्ता।
A. 15. Like an arrow, released from the bow-string, rushing forth at its target without obstruction, ob Gautama ! Thus it attains its goal due to prior exertion. In this manner, because of non-association, till prior exertion, a soul freed from the fetters of karma attains its goal.
