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Chapter 138-139
The definition and cause of Parigraha-samjna is: "By seeing, using, and having attachment to objects, it is aroused by the stimulation of the lobha-kṣaya karma." || 138 ||
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Samjna / 187
Specific meaning: The greed that arises due to external objects is Parigraha-samjna. 2 Soft beds, beautiful food, fragrant flowers, beautiful women, gold, etc., are the means of enjoyment for the senses. Seeing these objects, remembering them, and having attachment to them, these external causes, along with the special stimulation of the lobha-kṣaya in the inner being, give rise to Parigraha-samjna.
The existence of Samjna in the Aparamatta-guna-sthana
"There is no cause for the first (Aahara) Samjna in the Aparamatta-guna-sthana, because the effect of the cause has ceased. The remaining three Samjnas are due to treatment, because the karma that is their cause arises here, but they do not manifest as actions." || 136 ||
Specific meaning: - From the Mithyadrsti-guna-sthana to the Pramatta-samyata-guna-sthana, there are four Samjnas: Aahara, Bhaya, Maithuna, and Parigraha. In the Aparamatta-guna-sthana, the first Samjna, i.e., Aahara-samjna, does not exist, because the inner cause of Aahara-samjna, the stimulation of the Asata-vedaniya karma, has ceased. The stimulation of the Sata-vedaniya and Asata-vedaniya karma, as well as the Ayukarma, occurs only up to the Pramatta-guna-sthana. In the Aparamatta-samyata and subsequent guna-sthana, the stimulation of the Vedaniya and Ayukarma ceases. In the Aparamatta-samyata-guna-sthana, there are Bhaya, Maithuna, and Parigraha Samjnas, because their causes, the lobha-kṣaya, bhaya-karma, and vedaniya-karma, are present. In the Aparamatta-guna-sthana, the stimulation of the bhaya-karma ceases, so there is no Bhaya-samjna in the ninth guna-sthana. In the ninth guna-sthana, the stimulation of the vedaniya-karma does not occur, so there is no Maithuna-samjna there either. In the Upsanta-moha and subsequent guna-sthana, the stimulation of the lobha-kṣaya ceases, so there is no Parigraha-samjna either. In the Aparamatta and subsequent guna-sthana, the stimulation of karma is said to be merely a cause for treatment, due to the presence of the cause. However, there is no desire for food, sexual pleasure, or possessions there. Due to the subtle, subtler, and subtlest stages of karma arising, and due to the special restraint, the great sages do not primarily experience Bhaya and other Samjnas. Otherwise,
1. Pra. Pa. Sa. p. 574 Ga. 44 and p. 12 Ga. 55 1 Pu. 413). 3. Shrimadabhichandrasur Siddhantachakravarti's commentary.
2. Alidha-bahiyartha lobhatah Parigraha-samjna (6 Pu. 2