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Bhagavai 6:4:64-69 "Aforesaid observing of vow to abandon any sin (etc.) are also the causes of the binding of life-span-determining karma. Now, the life-span-sūtra is being spoken of: Does a soul, O Lord! bind life-span-determining karma by observing the vow to abandon any sin? Or by non-observing? Or by observing-cum-non-observing? The Jina replied—the souls observing the vow to abandon any sin, non-observing or observing-cum-non-observing bind life-span-determining karma. The person observing the (total) vow to abandon any sin binds the lifespan of Empyrean gods. Also one non-observing and observing-cum-non-observing do bind the same. The life-span of the remaining 23 groups of beings is bound only by a non-observer (such vow); the observer or the observer-cum-non-observer will never bind the life-span of 23 groups beginning with the infernals, etc.."4
1. Apte—pratyākhyā-To deny. 2. Ibid., pratyākhyā-To decline, refuse, reject. 3. Bha. Vr. 6.64_paccakkhāni'tti sarvaviratāh 'apaccakkhāņi'tti aviratāḥ, 'paccakkhāṇāpaccakkhāni'
tti deśaviratā iti. 4. Bha. Jo. 2.102/18-22.
Samgahanī gāhā
1. paccakkhāņam 2. jāņai, 3. kuvvai 4. tinneva āunivvattī| sapaesuddesammi ya, emee damdagā cauro Il 1||
Summary Verse
1) Observer of the vow to abandon any
sin. 2) Knows the observing of vow. 3) Undertakes the observing of vow. 4) The binding of life-span by all the
three. Thus, in the section of sapradeśa, four additional dandakas (topics) are propounded.
Text 6.69 sevam bhamte! sevam bhamte! tti.
That is so, O Lord! That is so, O Lord!
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