Moksha Marg Prakashak

SR No.: 006760
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Todarmal Pandit
Publisher: Kundkund Kahan Digambar Jain Trust
Publication Year: 1992
Total Pages: 556
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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embodied modification only to be the self; they possess no other thinking power.
Further, due to rise of Charitra Moha (conduct-deluding karma) they are found imbued with intense anger passion, etc; for, the omniscient Lord has revealed that they only possess black, blue and grey type of three inauspicious Leshyas (thought-complexion) and those are found only during the rise of intense passions. There (in that state of existence) the passions are more but the manifested power is extremely poor in all respects; therefore, they are experiencing extreme misery but there is no go.
Question : Since their knowledge is extremely poor (rather negligible) how do they indulge in passions ?
Answer : There is no such rule that the degree of passions should be in accordance with the knowledge. The power of knowledge is found in accordance with Kashayopa-shama. For example, a blind and deaf person possessing less power of knowledge, is found having more passion; similarly, it is agreed to that the one-sensed beings having very less power of knowledge, can have high degree of passion.
Further, the external passion gets exhibited then only when one exerts according to one's internal passion but they are strengthless; therefore, they can not make any effort; due to this, their passion is not visible. For example, some person is weak and due to some reason he has intense passion but cannot do anything, so his passion is not visible outwardly but he feels very unhappy. Similarly, the onesensed beings are powerless; due to some reason they have passion but cannot do any thing. So, their passion is not visible outwardly and they themselves become miserable.
It is to be known that wherever the passion is more and the strength is less, the anguish is more, and gradually as the passion diminishes and strength increases then accordingly the anguish goes on lessening by any by. But the one-sensed beings have more passion and less strength; therefore, one-sensed beings are extremely miserable. They alone experience their misery and the omniscient knows it. For instance, the knowledge of a hysteric patient gets lessened and due to external physical weakness he may