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The 'Sutrakritanga Sutra' is not available. Some people experience specific results even without engaging in service or other activities. We see this in the world. This proves that nothing is achieved through effort or endeavor, but happiness and other things are obtained only through destiny. We will discuss this further in the next verse.
It is also not possible that time, happiness, and suffering are the creators or makers of anything. Time has a single form - it always remains the same. The fruits in the world appear in various and diverse forms. This cannot happen due to the single form of time. When there is a difference in the cause, there is a difference in the effect accordingly. When there is no difference in the cause, there is no difference in the effect. Taking refuge in opposing dharma or a different cause is the reason for this difference.
Similarly, happiness and suffering are not caused by God or the Supreme Being. The question arises whether that Supreme Being is embodied or disembodied. If He is embodied, then He is like an ordinary man, and He cannot be the creator or performer of all things. If He is disembodied, then He is completely inactive like the sky. If that Supreme Being is attached like us, like worldly people, then He cannot be considered the creator of the world. If He is free from attachment, then He cannot create this diverse world with its beautiful, ugly, pleasant, and unpleasant, rich and poor forms. Therefore, God is not the creator.
Nature cannot be the creator of happiness and suffering either. The question arises whether nature is separate from or inseparable from man. If you consider it separate from man, then it is clear that it cannot produce happiness and suffering for man because it is separate from him. If nature is inseparable from man, then it is essentially man himself, and in that situation, it cannot be the creator of happiness and suffering. This has already been discussed.
Karma cannot be the creator of happiness and suffering either, because here too the question arises whether it is different from or inseparable from man. If karma is considered inseparable from man, then it is essentially man himself, nothing else. Therefore, its ability to create happiness and suffering is not proven. As mentioned earlier, considering it as the creator leads to flaws. If karma is different from or separate from man, then another question arises: is it conscious or unconscious? If it is considered conscious, then it would mean that there are two conscious beings: the living being and karma. If karma is unconscious, then it is like a piece of stone, itself dependent on others. How can it be the creator of happiness and suffering? We will discuss this in detail later, so it is not necessary to say more here.
The word 'saiddhika' has been used here. Siddhi means liberation. The happiness that arises in liberation is called saiddhika. The world is called asiddhi. The suffering that arises in the world due to the emergence of asatavedaniya karma is called asiddhika, meaning worldly suffering is asiddhika. Or it should be understood this way: happiness and suffering are both of two types: saiddhika and asiddhika. Flowers, garlands, sandalwood, beautiful women...