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The five Astikayas are the source of amrita (nectar). Their absence is the reason for the inactivity of the Siddhas. The external means of activating the pudgalas is the result-producing time, therefore the pudgalas are time-conditioned.
Just as karma and other things do not have an absence, similarly, the pudgalas do not have inactivity like the Siddhas. ||98||
**Commentary:**
Here, the active and inactive nature of the substances is explained. The jivas (souls) are active along with the pudgalakaya (body of pudgalas). How? Along with (saha). What is the meaning of saha? Along with external cooperating causes. The remaining four substances are not active along with the jivas and pudgalas. The external cause of the activity of the jivas is explained. The jivas are pudgalakarna (caused by pudgalas) - they have acquired karma and non-karma pudgalas due to their actions of mind, speech, and body, which are the result of their experience of pure self-awareness, and their deviation from that experience. These are the cause, reason, and reason for their activity.
Here, the word skandha (aggregate) refers to two types of pudgalas: skandha (aggregate) and skandhanu (atomic). What are they like? Active. By what? By the time-conditioning (kalakarna) - the time-substance that is the cause of change. It is clear that just as the Siddhas become inactive due to the absence of karma and non-karma pudgalas when karma is destroyed by the power of pure self-awareness, so it is not the case with the pudgalas. Why? Because time is always present, being formless and devoid of color, etc. This is the meaning.
Thus, the main point of the active and inactive nature is explained in the verse.
**Hindi Translation:**
**Uttanika:** Further, the active and inactive nature of the substances is explained.
**General Meaning with Anvaya:** (Jiva) The jiva (soul) and (pudgalakaya) the pudgalakaya, these two substances (saha) become active (sakriya) due to the presence of external causes (havanti). (Sesa) The remaining four substances (na ya) are not active. (Jiva) The jiva (soul) becomes active due to the help of (pudgalakarna) the pudgalas and (khanda) the skandha (aggregate) of the pudgalas (khalu) actually due to the (kalakarna du) time-substance.
**Specific Meaning:** The jivas, due to their experience of pure self-awareness, have accumulated karma and non-karma pudgalas through their actions of mind, speech, and body. These are the cause of the activity of the jivas. The skandha (aggregate) and skandhanu (atomic) of the pudgalas are the two types of pudgalas, and the external cause of their change is the time-substance. They become active due to it. Here, the meaning is that the jivas, who become Siddhas by destroying karma through the power of pure self-awareness and by being devoid of all karma and non-karma pudgalas, become inactive. This does not happen with the pudgalas, because time, which is formless and devoid of color, etc., is always present. Due to it, the pudgalas continue to be active as much as possible. ||98||
Thus, the verse ends with the main point of active and inactive nature.