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Gommatasar Karmakanda - 11
Meaning: Just as a cloth covering a deity's face obscures knowledge, a doorkeeper obstructs vision, a honey-coated sword is painful, intoxication is intoxicating, a plow is like lifespan, a painter is like name, a potter is like lineage, and a storekeeper is like an obstacle karma. Understand the nature of Jnanavarana and other karmas in the same way as these.
Special Meaning: 'Jnanam Aavrunoti' means that which covers knowledge is called Jnanavaraniya karma. Its nature is like a cloth covering a deity's face, which prevents the deity's knowledge from being known. Similarly, Jnanavarana karma covers knowledge, meaning it prevents the knowledge of things. That which covers vision, meaning it prevents seeing things, is Darshanavarana. Its nature is like a doorkeeper. Just as a doorkeeper prevents someone from seeing the king, this karma prevents the vision of the king-like object, the self. (Inner-directed consciousness is called vision). That which causes the experience of sensory pleasure and pain, or destroys unhindered qualities, is Vedaniya karma. Its nature is like the edge of a honey-coated sword, which gives some pleasure when tasted, but causes pain when the tongue is cut. Similarly, pleasant and unpleasant experiences arise. That which intoxicates, makes unconscious, or makes inattentive is Mohaniya karma. Just as drinking alcohol makes a person crazy, 'Moha' intoxicates the soul.
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That which 'Eti', meaning it is the cause of taking on a state of existence, is Ayukarma. Its nature is like a shackle or a wooden device. Just as a shackle or a wooden device keeps a person in their place and prevents them from going elsewhere, similarly, Ayukarma keeps the soul bound in the states of existence of humans, hell beings, etc. That which 'Nana Minoti', meaning it creates many types of actions, is Namakarma. It is like a painter, just as a painter creates many types of paintings, similarly, this Namakarma causes the soul to take on many forms, such as hell beings, etc. That which 'Gamayati', meaning it gives or causes knowledge of the soul's high and low states, is Gotrakarma. Just as a potter makes small and large vessels from clay, similarly, Gotrakarma gives knowledge of the soul's high and low states. That which 'Antarameti', meaning it creates a difference or obstacle between the giver and the receiver, is Antaraya karma. Its nature is like a storekeeper. Just as a storekeeper creates obstacles in giving to others, not allowing them to give, similarly, Antaraya karma creates obstacles in giving, receiving benefits, etc. In this way, the nature of these eight root karmas has been explained through their word meanings.
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The five, nine, two, twenty-eight, and four are called the consequences of the eight root karmas.
They are consequences themselves, or they are consequences of other consequences. || 22 ||