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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
However, those who have renounced have not to suffer such fruits. " - 12
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे । साङ्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्॥ १३ ॥
" Learn from me, oh Mahabahu, that there are five elements which are responsible for the accomplishment of our actions as described by Sankhya. " - 13
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम् । विविधाश्च पृथक् चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम् ॥ १४ ॥
" Whatever action - right or wrong - one undertakes, it is accomplished by body (Seat), the doer (Karta), perception (Karanam), different functions of sense organs, and destiny." - 14
शरीखाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः ।। न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ॥ १५ ॥
" Thus these actions are performed by body. Speech and mind. They are performed by above five elements. "- 15 Note: There is some debate whther Sankhya
System has ever refered to these five elem
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