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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
णिकम्मा अट्टगुणा किंचूणा चरमदेहदो सिद्धा । लोयग्गठिदा णिच्चा उप्पादवयेहि संजुत्ता ॥ १४ ॥ Nikkammâ attaguņa kimchânâ charamadehado
siddha.
Loyaggatḥidâ nichchâ uppâdavayehi saõjuttâ.(14).
Padapatha.--Famen Nikkammâ, void of Karmas. Egon Attaguna, possessed of eight qualities. There Charamadehado, than the final body. Pagar Kimchûna, slightly less. facer Nichcha, eternal. scargaane Uppâdavayehi, Utpâda and Vyaya. gem Samjuttâ, consisting of. fa Siddha, liberated. B oy Loyaggathidâ, existing at the summit of Loka.
14. The Siddhas (or liberated Jîvas) are void of Karmas, possessed of eight qualities, slightly less than the final body, eternal, possessed of Utpâda (rise) and Vyaya (fall), and existent at the summit of Loka.
COMMENTARY. According to Jainism, Jivas, as long as they are not liberated, are connected with Karma. But a liberated Jiva is free from all Karmas. Karmas are recognised to be of eight kinds, viz., Jūânåvaraniya, Dardanåvaraņiya, Vedanîya, Mohaniya, Âyu, Nama, Gotra and Antarậya. It has already been described in the commentaries on Verses 4 and 5 (Pages 10 and 16) that Jñânâ varaniya and Darsanavaranîya Karmas are those which obscure infinite Jñana aul Darsana of a Jiva. Vedaniya Karmas tend to produce pain and pleasure in a Jiva. Mohanîya Karmas infatuate Jivas, making these unable to distinguish right from wrong. Ayu Karmas sustain Jivas for a certain period and determine their tenure of existence. Nama Karmas give them their personalities, and Gotra Karmas conduce to their being produced in a particular social surrounding, Antaraya Karmas throw obstacles to the performance of right action
* Sanskrit rendering:
निष्कर्माणः अष्टगुणाः किञ्चिदूनाः चरमदेहतः सिद्धाः ।
लोकाग्रस्थिताः नित्याः उत्पादव्ययाभ्यां संयुक्ताः॥१४॥ Nişkarmaṇaḥ aștagunâh kinchidanaḥ charamadehataḥ siddhaḥ, Lokagrasthitaḥ nityaḥ utpâdaryarárgám samjuktā.- (14).
