Book Title: Elusive Consciousness
Author(s): Narendra Bhandari, Surendrasingh Pokharana, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ The source from which the action originates is Apadaan The base of act is Adhikaran. 41-42 Karm Power and Kartritwa Power (Karma Shakti and Kartritwa Shakti) Out of the above mentioned six Karaks, the powers corresponding to the first two are; * The soul is the object of its own pure states due to Karm power * The soul is the doer of its own pure states due to Kartritwa power 43 Karan Power (Instrument Power (Karan Shakti) * The soul is the instrument in creation of its own states due to Karan power This principle means that all acts like penance, rituals, merits, demerits, etc are not the main cause of liberation, they are 'instrumental' in elimination of karma. 44-45 Sampradan Power and Apadan Power (Sampradan Shakti and Apadan Shakti) * The soul is the beneficiary of the creation of the pure states (of soul) due to · Sampradan power * The soul is the source of creation of pure states (of soul) due to Apadan power That is, all acts originate in soul for soul and for none else. Attributes like intelligence, self-awareness, and bliss belong to soul for his self-enjoyment. These neither originate elsewhere nor can be transferred to others. 46 Adhikaran Power (Adhikaran Shakti) * The soul is base for his pure states due to Adhikaran power. The soul transforms his states in general, and from the mundane state to the liberated state on total elimination of karma in particular, due to Adhikaran power. 47 Power of Ownership (Sambandha Shakti) Soul is the natural owner of the self, it owns no one else and no one else owns the soul. Soul is responsible for his acts. Generally, the term ownership 127

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