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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
आयुर्वलेन अवस्थितिः भवस्य इति नाम आयुःपूर्व तु। भवमाश्रित्य नीचोचमिति गोत्रं नामपूर्वं तु ॥१८॥
18. By the power of the age Karma, the sojourn (of the souls) in mundane existence (is secured). Therefore the age-Karma (is mentioned) before the body-making Karma. High and low family depends on condition of existence; therefore the body-making-karma (is mentioned) before the family-determining Karma.
घार्दिव वेयणीयं मोहस्स बलेण घाददे जीवं । इदि घादीणं मज्झे मोहस्सादिम्हि पढिदं तु ॥ १६॥ घातिवत् वेदनीयं मोहस्य बलेन घातयति जीवम् । इति घातीनां मध्ये मोहस्यादौ पठितं तु ॥ १६ ॥
19. The Feeling Karma by the force of the Deluding Karma destroys like the Destructive-Karmas the (real character of the) soul. Therefore it is placed in the middle of the Destructive (Karmas) and before the Deluding (Karma).
Commentary. Vedaniya or Feeling-Karma comes in the list like this. It is
the result of the Destructive. Non-destructive.
Knowledge and 1. Knowledge-obscuring
Conation-obscur2. Conation
ing Karmas, and 3. .................. Feeling
operates with the 4. Deluding ...............
help of the Delud. Age
ing Karmas, i. e. 6. ... ...................... Body-determining.
with the help of 7. ... ... ... ... . Family-determining.
its species Rati 8. Obstructive ..
and Arati, indulgence and ennui. Therefore it is placed after the knowledge and conation obscuring, but before the deluding Karma. It is called nondestructive, because its operation is limited to bringing about occasions for pleasure and pain. The realizing of pleasure and pain, depends upon the soul's attention and indulgence and ennui. If the soul is non-attentive to such occasions, and is not influenced by them, the Feeling-Karma though operative, cannot disturb the thoughtactivity of the soul.
5. ..............................
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