Samayasara OR Nature of Self

SR No.: 011119
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A Chakravarti
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 1950
Total Pages: 406
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 38 MB

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The potter in making the pot, makes use of this substance with its own quality In making the pot, he cannot be said to manifest in the form of pot He is not the karta in that sense, though he makes the pot He being a conscious spiritual entity, can in no way become achetana material pot Similarly the Self, being a chetana entity cannot manifest into karmic forms of material nature He is not the karta nor the causal agent producing those karmas This indirectly refutes the metaphysical doctrine which delives the whole of the physical universe, was a manifestation of Paramātma or Brahman, who is by nature a puie chetana dravya
जीवम्हि हेदुभूदे बधस्स य पस्सिद्ण परिणाम ।
जीवेण कद कम्म भण्णदि उवयारमत्तेण ॥१०५॥ Jivamhı hedubhude bandhassa ya passiduna paninamam Jivena kadam kammam bhannadı vuvayaramattena (105)
जीवे हेतुभूते बन्धस्य च दृष्ट्वा परिणामम् ।
जीवेन कृत कर्म भण्यते उपचारमात्रेण ॥१०५॥ 105 When it is perceived that while the Self remains as the ground, the modification of karmic bondage appears (as consequence), it is figuratively said that the karmas are produced by the Self
COMMENTARY The presence of the Self is merely a nimitta condition which produces in the karmic materials the various modifications of karma such as jñānavaranīya, darsanāvaraniya, etc Noticing this relation, the populat mind describes by a figure of speech that the Self is the karta or the agent of those karmic modifications The commentators give an illustration The presence of the sun in a particular position with reference to clouds may result in the formation of rainbow This rainbow is associated with the clouds, though its appearance 18 consequent upon the sun remaining in a particular position Similarly the presence of the Self results in modification of several karmas out of karmic materials present therein In both the cases the causal agency is only figuratively true