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**The Sutra Kritanga Sutra, Second Uddesaka**
It is said by some that the jivas are all separate and distinct. They experience happiness and suffering separately, and they also die and are reborn separately.
**Commentary:**
The second Uddesaka of the first chapter begins here. The first Uddesaka has been discussed, and now the second is being explained. The connection between them is this: In the following Uddesaka, the views of the Bhutas, etc., are presented and refuted. Here, the remaining views of the Niyativadis, etc., are presented and refuted.
Alternatively, in the previous Uddesaka, it was said that "one should understand bondage and break it." This bondage does not exist according to the Niyativadis. Thus, this Uddesaka is connected to the previous one. The four types of Anuyoga should be applied to this Sutra, and the Sutra should be recited with the qualities of accuracy, etc.
The connection with the following Sutra should be explained. The connection is this: In the following Sutra, it is said that those who are deluded by the views of the five elements, etc., are ignorant of the true Self and are trapped in the cycle of samsara. They wander through the world, experiencing pain, death, and old age, and they search for liberation. Here, the same cycle of samsara is explained, but it is said that it is due to the four types of karma, ignorance, and knowledge.
The connection with the previous Sutra is also important. In the previous Sutra, it was said that "one should understand." Here, it is said that the Niyativadis understand. Thus, the connection with the previous Sutras should be established as much as possible.
Now, the meaning of this Sutra, which is connected to the previous and following Sutras, is explained. The word "punar" (again) indicates a difference from the previous view. It is said by some Niyativadis that...
The word "akhyatam" (said) is in the passive voice, and the suffix "veni" indicates that the action is done by someone else. The sixth case ending indicates the agent of the action. Thus, the meaning is:
It is said by those Niyativadis. Their view is...
The word "upapannah" (established) means "established by reason."
This refutes the view of the five elements, the jivas, and the body. The reasoning will be presented briefly here and will be explained in detail later.
The word "prithak prithak" (separately) indicates that the jivas are not one. This refutes the view of the Advaita Vedanta, which says that the Self is one.
Who are these "prithak upapannah" (separately established)? The answer is: "jivah" (jivas), "praninah" (living beings), "sukha duhkha bhoginah" (those who experience happiness and suffering). This refutes the view of the Buddhists, who say that the jivas are not real.
These jivas are located in different bodies and experience happiness and suffering separately. We do not deny that each individual experiences suffering. This refutes the view of the Akartrivadis, who say that there is no doer. The Akartrivadis say that the Self is not a doer, and therefore it cannot experience happiness and suffering.
The word "aduve" (die) means that these living beings experience happiness and suffering, and then they die. They leave their bodies and are reborn in other bodies.
Thus, the meaning of the verse is that we refute the view of the Niyativadis, who say that the jivas are separate and distinct.
**Verse 1:**
It is said by some that the jivas are all separate and distinct. They experience happiness and suffering separately, and they also die and are reborn separately.