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From two different things, like food and wealth, etc., how can there be giving and taking? Because giving is the acquisition of ownership, and taking is the destruction of ownership. ||106||
**Meaning:** The soul is distinct from food, wealth, and other pudgalas. How can there be giving and taking of these things? Giving is the acquisition of ownership, and taking is the destruction of ownership. ||106||
And then, both giving and taking are due to the karmic fruition of the beings. They happen automatically (arise), what effort do the souls (purushas) have to make in this? ||107||
**Meaning:** Both giving and taking are the result of karmic fruition in beings. They happen automatically, without any effort from the souls. ||107||
Only from the feelings (parinaama vikalpa) of giving and stealing that are present in the soul, there is benefit and harm. There is no dependence on others for others. ||108||
**Meaning:** The feelings of giving and stealing are inherent in the soul. They result in benefit and harm, respectively. There is no need for dependence on others. ||108||
Because of the pride in agency and other feelings that are dependent on others, the ignorant person is bound by karma. The wise person is not stained. ||109||
**Meaning:** The ignorant person, due to pride in agency and other feelings that are dependent on others, is bound by karma. The wise person, on the other hand, is not stained by karma. ||109||
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