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[The thira [देहानन्ये वा जीवे यदमिहोत्रादि स्वर्गकामस्य ।
वेदविहितं विहन्यते दानादिफलं च लोके ॥१३६॥ (१६८४) Dahānanyè vā jtvd yadagnihotrādi gvargakāmasya i Vedavihitam vihanyata dānadiphalam on loke. 136 (1684)]
___ Trans.--136 Or, if ytva is (believed to be) identical with deha (the body), then, (obstruction of the) rites like agnihotra (the worship of sacred-fire) for a person aspiring for Salvation and the reward of munificence etc. (dānādiphala) in the world prescribed by the Vedas, would be refuted. (1684).
टीका-शरीरमात्रे जीवे सति गौतम! यत् स्वर्गकामस्य वेदविहितमग्रिहोत्राद्यनुष्ठानं तद् विहन्यते, देहस्य वतिनाऽत्रैव भस्मीकरणात् , जीवाभावे कस्यासौ वर्गों भवेत् ? इति भावः। दानादिफलं चानुभवितुरभावात् कस्य भवेत् ? इति ॥१३६॥ (१६८४)
___D. C.-0 Gautama! If each and every sarira is believed to be identical with jiva, the commandment of the Vedas that a person who desires to attain Salvation, should perform the rites of Agnihotra, would be null and void. Because, when body is reduced to ashes by fire in this world, the Riva being taken to be identical with body is also supposed to have vanished with the body. And then, who would attain Salvation when Jiva itself does not exist ?
Similarly, who would be there to enjoy the fruits of good deeds like dana when there would be none to receive them at all!
Vāyubhūti entertains doubt as regards the distinction of Soul from body by bearing the various Voda-padas bearing contradictory arguments. Bhagavān Mahāvira interprets these Veda-padas correctly and olears his doubt.. विण्णाणघणाईणं वेयपयाणं तमत्थमविदंतो। देहाणण्णं मनसि ताणं च पयाणमयमत्थो ॥१३०॥ (१६८५)
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