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SPIRITUAL LIGHT.
This difference is due to the difference in strength of the karmic forces which bind them and the consequent difference in environments in which they a are placed. The difference in knowledge, further gives rise to difference in ideas, thoughts, actions etc, that is, in short in the externals of Jivas. To state the same in other words, the external activity of Jivas is limited by their respective Karmas.
Thus limitedness of Jivas is not however permanent, though the conjointness of Jiva and Karma is without beginning. It is not without end; Their separation is possible. Every Jiva has a latent capacity, for instance, for knowledge. It is manifested with the annihilation of karma; for the time-being it is obscured from karmic forces, when the shackles of karma are shaken off, Jiva remains pure knowledge, pure perception. It is the Parmatman. There are various stages of Jiva between the primary stage and the liberated stage. Jiva, in the primary stage is without any appreciable development, enclosed by the grossest. matter. It is called Nigoda.
The number of Nigoda-Jivas inhabiting the whole Universe is limitless. Evolution commences from this stage. Jivas, then, gradually come to possess senses from one to five. One-sensed Jivas are called sthavara and the others Trasa. Tattavarth-adhigama thus puts it i. e.
पृथिव्यप्तेजोवायुर्वनस्पतयः स्थावराः । द्वीन्द्रियादयस्त्रसाः ।
Jivas that come under these two heads are called 43
