tman_and_moksa

SR No.: 020053
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University
Publication Year: 1965
Total Pages: 901
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
Atman and Mokşa
with a fragrant champa flower." "1 The subtle body thus invariably forms a link between two successive lives. The subtle body carries in it the germs of the successive births which have been accumulated by it from the deeds performed by an individual in his preceding birth. The effect of the deeds can never be lost; they have to be exhausted by experiencing them. The subtle body thus acts as a vehicle for the conveyance of the samskāras. It also carries along with it the instruments or organs which are necessary for experiencing the fruits of its actions of the past births. It is said in one Sakhya Kārikā - "For the sake of soul's wish, that subtile person exhibits (before it), like a dramatic actor; through relation of means and consequence, with the aid of nature's influence." It is said on the commentary on the above Kārikā - "Soul's purpose is either fruition or liberation; and to accomplish one or the other of these, subtle body passes through various conditions, assuming different exterior forms, as an actor puts on different dresses to personate one while Rāma, another while Yudhisthira, or again Vatsa." Thus, the subtle body represents the soul and carries on its activities in the name of the Purușa. The subtle body is formed only by the saskāras which, when completely exhausted, the subtle body drops away becoming unnecessary. The subtle body comes into existence only for fruition or experiencing the
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1 is'varakṛṣṇa: The Samkhya Karika. See Com. p. 175 by and Tr. H. T. Colebrooke.
a Is'varakṛṣṇa: The Simkhya Karikā, Kārikā 42, p. 183. Ibid. Kārikā -Com. p. 185.
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