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PUNYA AND ITS FRUITIONS.
due to the directive influence of the manushya or devanupurvi action-currents set up by the jiva by his virtuous actions performed in the past.
The possession of the organism with five senses (Panchendriya) is due to the actioncurrents known as Panchendriya játi karma. So is the case with the possession of bodies (Sariras) which are of five kinds, for instance, the having of an oudarika body or vaikriya, aharika or taijas, and karman is due to the setting up of such action-currents which determined the growth development of these bodies from out of pudgalu-materials. . Certain other fruits of virtuous acts are enjoyed by the possession of a set of well proportioned limbs and extremeties (angopango) in the oudarika, vaikriya or aharaka state of being of the physical organism.
Of the Sanhananana náma karma, the setting up of action-currents making way for the firmly joined skeletal parts, as the having of the vajra-rishava nårâch is due to some Punya in the past; the possession of a well-proportioned body with a decent.
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