Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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prews a rea All the evil Karmas may be destroyed, but if the meritorious deeds remain to be destroyed, the person has to take birth in heaven to experience the fruit of righteousness. Therefore it is false to think that it is precise to believe in Papa tattva alone."
Thus Achalabhratha got his doubt cleared and submitted himself to the Lord along with his group of students. After being imparted with the knowledge of tripadi, the ninth Gandhara Achalabhratha too constructed the Dvadashanga.
"अर्थ परभवसन्दिग्धम्
मेतार्थ नाम पण्डितप्रवरम्, ऊचे विभुर्यथार्थम्
वेदार्थ किं न भावयसि ?
The great scholar Metarya followed Achalabhratha to the Samavasarana along with his 300 disciples. The Lord told him that until he interpreted the Vedas correctly, he will not be able to grasp the right meaning and his doubt shall remain uncleared. The Lord said, "Oh Metarya, Reincarnation i.e.rebirth is a reality or not, this is your doubt and the basis for it is the followina vedic verse, "विज्ञान घन ऐवैतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय तान्येवानु विनाशयति, नप्रेत्य संज्ञास्ति ।"
i.e.the soul comes into existence when the Panchamahabhutas constitute together and after death, it dissolves into the elements. Therefore there is no existence of any kind of life after death. But the exact meaning of the verse is that the modification of knowledge inherent in the soul undergoes change based on the objects of cognition. The Vedic verse does not deny rebirth and another world. By inference one is to know the truth.
"अस्ति परलोकः इहलोकस्य अन्य थानुपपत्तेः" Rebirth is a truth. If it were not so, then the present birth also would have been non-existent. Since the present birth is a reality, the