Kartikeyanupreksha

SR No.: 002713
Original Sutra Author: Swami Kumar
Author: A N Upadhye, Kailashchandra Shastri
Publisher: Paramshrut Prabhavak Mandal
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 594
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Religion, & Spiritual
File Size: 15 MB

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KĀRTTIKEYANUPREKSA
it is not born and has not died many a time; during the range of beginning. less time the soul has suffered many a birth and death; it has passed through many births, lowest to the highest; and lastly, due to Karmic types etc. the soul is subjected to temperamental changes. Knowing that the nature of Samsāra is such one should meditate on the Atman whereby there would bə an end to transmigration (32–73).
IV Ekatvānuprekşā
One is all alone while being born, while growing, while suffering and while experiencing the fruits of one's Karmas. No one else can sh lot. Religion (consisting of Kşamā etc.) is a good friend to save one from sorrow. When the Atman is realized as separate from body, one knows what is worthy and what is fit to be relinquished (74-79).
V Anyatvānuprekşă Relatives etc. are different and separate from one's Ātman. When the Atman is realised as separate from body, that is something fruitful (80-82).
VI Asucitvānupreksā
One's body is full of all that is impure, rotten and stinking: even the pure and fragrant stuff becomes detestible by its contact. Ordinarily people should be disgusted with it, but on the contrary they are attached to it and want to derive pleasure from it. One should relinquish attachment for the body and engross oneself in one's own Atman ( 83-87).
VII. Āsravānupreksā The activities of mind, speech and body, causing a stir in the spacepoints of the soul, with or without moha, lead to Karmic influx, developing into mithyātva etc. Lower degree of passion (to be illustrated by apprecia. tion of virtues, sweet words and forgiveness even in the face of provocation) leads to merit; wbile acute passion (illustrated by egotism, fault-finding and sustained hatred ). leads to demerit. By avoiding infatuatory and deluding bhāvas, moods or temperaments, and by being engrossed in upasama, one grasps the causes of Karmic influx (88-94).
VIII Saṁvarānuprekşā
Right faith, partial or total observance of vows, subjugation of passions and absence of activities of mind, speech and body: these are the synonyms of