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Punya,
enjoys the fruits of Punya done by him in the past. As for instance the (1) the enjoyment of peastiralie things by a jizz in this life must be understood as due to the set of action currents known by the name of Shata. cedaniya, set up by him through some virtuous deeds. (2) Similarly taking birth in some higher caste, Kshetrva and the like is due to that kind of action-currents known by the name of Uccha gotra karma which are set by the jiva through the performance of some virtuous deeds in the past (3) Likewise the birth of a jita in the human world (ianushya gali) is or in the god-world Detagati is to be understood as due to setting up of such action-currents.
In the same way is to be taken the anupurvi-karma under the influence of which a jiva in Karma-sarira is directed towards a particular gati according to his Karna in the past. If after death, the Karma sarira along with the tejas of a jiva is directed towards the human world (minushyu gati) to take its birth there, or towards the god-world (Der'a guti) 10 be born there, then it must be understood as
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