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also does not create contact with fruits of action. All this happens by it self. - 14 Note: This is a very controversial Shloka. It represents
Jain view according to which there is no outside agency to monitor world activities. If God does not do any of these things and everything happens by (Swabhava) Nature what is the necessity of God ? If appears that this verse again projects the Sankhya idea of Purusha remaining Kutasha.
नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः । अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः ॥ १५ ॥
The Lord takes neither merits or demerits of anyone. Beings are deluded as their intellect is covered by ignorance.- 15 ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्पनः । तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम् ॥ १६ ॥
But to those whose ignorance is destroyed by the knowledge of Self, Knowledge reveals the Supreme just as the sun reveals everything.
तबुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणा: । गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिधूर्तकल्मषाः ॥ १७ ॥
Those whose intellect is absorbed in "That" (Tat) their Self being That, remaining
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