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**5. The Authority of the Five Great Vows**
**241.** *With false belief, non-restraint, and the influence of passions, there is inflow of karma. But with right faith, restraint, and the control and cessation of passions, there is no inflow of karma.*
**Explanation:** Karmas that arise from false belief, non-restraint, and the influence of passions are prevented from arising by right faith, restraint, forgiveness, and other virtues, and by the control and cessation of passions.
**242.** *The soul, engaged in various forms of austerity through the practice of restraint, is engaged in the vast process of karma-shedding.*
**Explanation:** The soul, engaged in various forms of austerity (twelve in number) through the practice of restraint and the practice of yoga, is engaged in the vast process of karma-shedding.
**243.** *Just as a metal, when heated in fire, becomes pure, so too the soul, through austerity, becomes pure, free from karmic defilement, like gold.*
**Explanation:** Just as a metal, mixed with impurities, becomes pure when heated in fire and subjected to various processes, so too the soul, through austerity, becomes pure, free from karmic defilement, like gold.