Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

SR No.: 023322
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta
Publication Year: 1963
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 39 MB

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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(3) Aharaka sanghat nama Karma (4) Taijasa sanghat nama Karma (5) Karmana sanghat nama Karma.
Sanghana means rigidity of the joints of the body. It is six-fold : Vajra, Rushabha, Naracha etc
Sansthana means figure. It is six-fold. Sama, Chaturashra etc.
Varna means colour. Varna nama Karma is the cause of different colours of body and its chief and subsidiary parts. Colours are five-red, yellow, white, green and black.
Rasa means taste. Rasa nama Karma is the cause of different tastes enjoyed by the body. They-are five-sweet, sour, bitter, pungent and astringent.
Gandha means odour.
Sparsha means touch. Sparsha nama Karma is the cause of touches enjoyed by the body. They are eight in number : (I) Cold (2) Hot (3) Glossy (4) Dry (5) Soft (6) Hard (7) Light (8) Heavy. Anupurvi-That Karma is called anupurvinama Karma which carries the soul to the new state of existence according to the state contracted by it after departing from the old state of existence. They are four in number: (1) Devanpurvi (2) Manushyanupurvi (3) Tiryancha Anupurvi (4) Naraka Anupurvi.
Vihaya gati—That Karma is called Vihaya-gati-nama Karma which acts as the controlling factor in exit and entrance operation of soul. It has two varieties-Auspicious Vihayogati and inauspicious vihayogati. Gati of a swan and an elephant is regarded auspicious while that of a camel and a crow is regarded inauspicious.
Thus fourteen pinda prakrutis have seventy-five sub-varieties.
That prakruti which is solitary, having no pinda nature is called pratyeka prakruti. They are ten in number (1) Agurau laghu (2) Upaghata (3) paraghata (4) Atapa (5) Udyota (6) Swasochhavasa (7) Nirmana and (8) Tirthanakara. Aguru laghu nama Karma :-This variety of Karma secures not very light and not very heavy type of body for the soul.
Upaghata nama Karma :-This variety of Karma creates curved teeth, tumour, more or less number of fingers etc., and in that case the soul is oppressed.