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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the molecules of Mountain Merugiri, etc. the bondage of matterparticles (atoms) is from beginningless time. So what is the purpose (function) of Nimitta there? Similarly, changing of fresh matterparticles (atoms) into karmic matter results only due to attachment etc. (impure) dispositions of the soul. But the matter particles which are (already existing) in the form of karmic matter from beginningless time, what is the purpose (function) of Nimitta there? Moreover, ifin the beginningless state also Nimitta is accepted then beginninglessness' is not established. Hence, the bondage of karmic matter is to be accepted from beginningless time. In TattavaPradeepika commentary of Pravachansara Shastra, there is a Samanya Jneyaadhikar; therein it is stated that “The associating (instrumental) cause of attachment (Raag) etc. is karmic matter (Dravya-Karma) and the associating cause of karmic matter is attachemt(Raag) etc. There, a question is raised that in believing so the inter-dependence-fault (Itaretarashraya Dosha) arises, i.e., that depends on it and it depends on that; there is no stoppage anywhere. There the following reply is given :
"नैवं अनादि प्रसिद्ध द्रव्यकर्म सम्बन्धस्य तत्र agrariyara 1"
Meaning: In this way there is no fault of interdependence because the association of karmic matter is axiomatic from beginningless time, there it has been accepted as an instrumental cause.
This is what is stated in scripture and logically also this alone is possible that if without the instrumental cause of karmas ab-initio Jiva gets entangled in attachment, etc. then attachment etc. would become the nature of Jiva, because that which is found without any other associating cause, same is called the nature (Swabhava). Hence, the association with the karmic matter is established from eternity.
Here again the question arises : 'When the two substances are distinctly separate, how could such relationship between them be possible from eternity?
Explanation : As from the origin itself, the bondage of water and milk, gold and stone, husk and seed and oil and sesame is found,