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Bhagavati Sotra
150. While entering the womb, the soul has only the caloric and kärman bodies, not the gross, assimilative or fluid.
151. 'Bala' is a fool; but 'egantabala' is one who is unrenounced, one who has not made a formal renunciation.
152. It may be asked why the fools who are wholly unrenounced, instead of going to one form of existence, go to all the four? The answer is, it depends on the depth of their false outlook, and the extent of their endeavour, possession, etc. Therefore, it is not necessary that all of them go to the infernal existence.
153. He is virtually a monk. If at all he is born again, he cannot be born below the rank of the Vaimānikas. The other alternative is liberation when he acquires life-span no more.
154. A lay follower, śrāvaka, is partly renounced and partly unrenounced. He is not liberated, because he is not wholly renounced; but he does not get a status which is lower than that of a celestial being, because he is partly renounced.
155. This is so only from the standpoint of vyavahāra naya. But otherwise, since the animal dies of the hurt, nomatter whether within six months, or after it, the killer should be taken to have performed five activities.
156. 'Vīriya' is a type of soul-energy. The liberated beings alone are without energy, dormant or active. The rest are with energy. When the energy exists but does not act, it is in a dormant state; when it induces activity, it becomes a 'karaṇa' or instrument.
157. Weight has inverse relation with the form of existence. The lower the existence, the heavier the weight. Heavy weight, in other words, signifies the acquisition of impious karma.
158. Two things are involved here, 'rati' and 'arati'. Due to the coming up of karma enshrouding faith, unwholesome things cause unpleasant restlessness which is arati. The re
