Apporva Avasar

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra,
Publisher: USA Jain Study Group NY

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વેદનીયાદિ ચાર કમેં વતે જહાં, બળી સીંદરીવત્ આકૃતિ માત્ર જો; તે દેહાયુષ આધીન જેની સ્થિતિ છે, આયુષ પૂણે પટિયે દૈહિક પાત્ર જો,
અપૂર્વે..૧૬
At this stage, the four AGHATI karmas such as VEDANIYA etc Are like a burnt rope Which has shape but no strength. They exist as long as life exists. Once life ends, they (SAYOGI KEVALIS) Do not acquire a new physical body.
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Here Shrimad describes the condition of the soul upon destroying GHATI karmas. At this stage, the soul must still complete the experience of the AGHATI karmas- namely physical pain and pleasure (VEDANIYA), physique determining (NAMA), inherited identity (GOTRA), and life span (AYU). These four karmas are related to the body and linger on as long as a person is alive. Their impact, however, like that of a burnt rope, is very minimal. They are just not strong enough to form a new bondage causing another birth. The SAYOGI KEVALI's daily activities are performed with detachment and karmas are produced while sustaining life but the bondage is extremely weak and is destroyed within a moment. As the SAYOGI KEVALI nears the end of his life, he enters the final stage of Shukla Dhyan (highest form of meditation producing ultimate happiness) and, if necessary, performs SAMUDGHAT by accelerating the process of shedding the remaining karmas and destroying them all in less than 48 minutes (ANTARMUHRT).
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