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acquiring Karma. Since godliness denotes unadulterated purity, conceiving of Him as being the judge amounts to compromising that purity. Thus by being a judge, He would stand to lose godliness. As such, the existence of God as the dispenser of justice is ruled out.
Ishwar Siddha Thayä Vinä, Jagat Niyam Nahi Hoy; Pachhi Shubhäshubh Karmanän, Bhogyasthän Nahi koy.
Without proving the existence of God there cannot be any order in the world; nor can there be places for bearing the consequences of wholesome and unwholesome Karmas. (81)
Explanation & Discussion:
As there is the necessity of some agency to dispense justice, it is also necessary to have the appropriate places where different souls can bear the consequences of their Karmas. For instance, there need to be the heavenly abodes, where virtuous souls can reap the fruits of their wholesome Karmas and also for infernal abodes, where the vicious ones can bear the evil consequences of their unwholesome Karmas.
The provision and maintenance of such locations necessitates the assumption of God. Without Him, who can maintain such places and who would regulate life and other forces operating in the world? By presenting this question, the pupil contends that since there cannot be such a God, there is no case for souls to bear the consequences of their Karmas. He does not want to contend that the soul does not have to bear the consequences. He is aware that if the soul acquires Karma, it must bear the consequence. But he is not clear about the mode of its operation and has raised these questions for seeking the clarifications.
The readers are in a position to note that the pupil has been raising very vital questions on all issues. They may also feel that he is actually giving vent to their own minds. That happens because these questions and answers are actually presented by Shrimad himself. In order to make the presentation meaningful and interesting, he has presented these six Fundamentals in the form of dialogue between the pupil and the preceptor. Since Shrimad had pure self-realization, he knew which types of questions would arise to the truth seekers and has presented the same accordingly.
