Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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sufferings for 12.5 years before becoming an omniscient owing to the deeds of his previous births, King Rama had to retire to the forest for fourteen years. Draupadi, wife of Five husbands had to be assaulted and humiliated in the royal court in the presence of all kings, scholars, and princes. The brave Pandavas had to spend thirteen years in the forest. Yogishvara Srikrishna had to die suffering from intense thirst and his beautiful city of Dwarka constructed by the Devas was burnt to ashes before his eyes and he remained helpless. The cause of all these and other happenings in this world is the karma i.e.deeds, one performs in this birth and previous births.
Hitler, the great conqueror of the world committed suicide and died in a steel box. There is a saying that "If Hitler had cold in Berlin, Churchill could be seen sueezing in London." Such was the terror of Hitler and the world trembled by his very name. But when he died, there was not a single soul to shed tears for the dead. One gets wealth and fortune only when his Punya : i.e.good deeds performed perviously are on the rise. When the Punya exhausts, condition worsens as that of Hitler's.
Punya and Papa, both these are the Parmanu' of Karman body. Though they are inanimate atoms and cannot be seen, yet they are capable of bondaging the soul. Just as medicine cures the patient, alcholol and wine intoxicates the drunkard, a little of potassium cynaide makes one unconscious instantly, so also, these parmanus of Karma are capable of affecting your mind, dealings, life, subconscious and also your conscious.
Agnibhuti, the younger brother of Indrabhuti Gautama had a doubt whether this type of Karman body existed or not, hence the Karmvada principle has been dealt with in detail in this Chapter.
Yogishvara
A great soul
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