Agam 05 Ang 05 Bhagvati Vyakhya Prajnapti Sutra Part 02 Bhagvai Terapanth

SR No.: 006599
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tulsi Acharya, Mahapragna Acharya, Mahendramuni, Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 2009
Total Pages: 740
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Agam, Canon, & agam_bhagwati
File Size: 20 MB

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Bhagavai 7:7:146-149
-587 :Gautama! this is not proper. Capable indeed is he, by means of his enthusiasm, action, strength, energy, self-exertion and self-efficiency to enjoy any of the great sensual pleasures, so he is indeed an indulgent. He, by renouncing the pleasures, achieve massive falling away of karma and attain
the great end i.e., heaven or liberation. 7.149 kevali nam bhamte! maņāse je bhavie teņeva bhavaggahaneņam sijjhittae
jāva amtam karettae, se nūņam bhamte! se khīnabhogi no pabhū utthānenam, kammenam, balenam, vīrienam, purisakkāra-parakkameņam viulāim bhogabhogāim bhumjamāṇe viharittae? se nūņam bhamte! eyamattham evam vayaha? goyamā! no tinaţthe samatthe. pabhū nam se utthānena vi, kammena vi, balena vi, vīrieņa vi, purisakkāra-parakkamena vi annayarāim vipulāim bhogabhogāim bhumjamāṇe viharittae, tamhā bhogi bhoge pariccayamāne mahānijjare, mahāpajjavasāne bhavati. There is a person who is omniscient, O Lord! who is fit for attaining liberation ...... up to put an end to worldly life in that very birth, but he has a weak physique; he is not able to enjoy great sensual pleasures, by means of his enthusiasm, action, strength, energy, self-exertion and self-efficiency. Do your lordships also endorse this view? Gautama! this is not proper. Capable indeed is he, by means of his enthusiasm, action, strength, energy, self-exertion and self-efficiency to enjoy any of the great sensual pleasures, so he is indeed an indulgent. He, by renouncing the pleasures, achieve massive falling away of karma and attain the great end i.e., heaven or liberation.
Bhāsya 1. Sūtras 146-149
The question is posed—one who is not able to indulge in sensual pleasures can not renoưnce. One who can not renounce cannot effect massive falling away of karma and attain the supreme end, i.e., heaven or liberation. Without a special falling away of karma there can not be a special bondage of meritorious karma. For instance, there is a person of weak body, who has no enthusiasm, action, strength, energy, self-exertion and self-efficiency; he is incapable of enjoying pleasures, so how is he able to renounce?
This problem has been solved on the basis of requisite measure of enthusiasm, action etc. and the psychic condition suitable for them. A person of weak physique may not be able to employ sufficient enthusiasm, action etc. to enjoy pleasures, but he is definitely capable enough of exercising a little enthusiasm, action etc. and so he is not completely incapable of enjoying pleasures.
Even a person, with a weak physique, can enjoy pleasures on the level of adhyavasāya, i.e., the subtlemost psychic level at which the soul interacts with the karma (the subtle particles of matter); so he is not incapable of enjoying pleasures.