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Karta Bhoktä Karmano, Vibhäv Varte Jyäny; Vrutti Vahi Nij Bhävmän, Thayo Akartä Tyäny.
When delusion prevails, one is Kartä of Karma and bears the consequences; when the tendency flows within one's own nature, he ceases to be the Kartä. (121)
ture. That nature arma, honas vibhäto
Explanation & Discussion:
Now the pupil talks about third and fourth Fundamentals of being Kartä (Actuator) of Karma and bearer of its consequences. Karma occurs when one behaves beyond his nature. To know and stay aware is the nature of the soul. If one stays true to that nature, he does not acquire Karma. By virtue of delusion and the impact of Karma, however, one happens to act beyond his nature. Such action is termed as Vibhäv. Thereby one acquires Karma. As such, he becomes Kartä and has to bear the consequences.
Literally Vibhäv is the opposite of Swabhäv. Since Swabhäv denotes one's nature, Vibhäv would stand for unnatural and is generally interpreted as such. But that is not the right interpretation. Had it been right, the soul could not be conceived of indulging in Vibhäv, because nothing can go against its nature. Vibhäv is therefore interpreted here as an attribute of soul, which is beyond (not against its nature, but which soul is capable of indulging in. If one does not go beyond, he stays within his nature. In other words, his tendency flows within and it does not result in acquisition of Karma. This was pointed out in stanza 78, where the Guru had said that if soul stays vigilant about its own property, it acts in tune with its nature, and if it does not remain so vigilant, the sense of Kartä and Karma would prevail.
Athavä Nij Parinäm Je, Shuddha Chetanä Roop; Kartä Bhoktä Tehano, Nirvikalpa Swaroop.
Alternately, he is Kartä and avails the changes occurring within him, which are blissful and imbibed with undefiled consciousness. (122)
Explanation & Discussion:
The pupil continues with third and fourth Fundamentals. He says that soul can be treated as Kartä in some respect. The pure soul is absolute consciousness, which stays tuned to its property of merely knowing and witnessing. Had it been devoid of any activity in its pure state, it would be turned into a lifeless substance. Staying tuned to its nature is therefore the lasting activity of soul.
