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I am the Soul
In the deva and naraka gatis, due to the effect of the nature of those regions, a jiva has Avadhijnana the moment it takes birth there. The kshayopashama of avadhijnanavarniya karma is of course the internal reason. However, the external reason is merely the birth in those regions.
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Here it may occur to some that it is alright for devas to have Avadhijnana for they would be born in that region with a lot of punya. However, how can the jivas who are born in hell, with a great lot of sins to their credit, also attain Avadhijnana? In reply to this question, we should first understand that the occurrence of Avadhijnana is not the result of punya. It is not as if a jiva with a lot of punya attains Avadhijnana. For Avadhijnana is not an audayika - generative state but a kshayopshamika state of fading karma. Jnana occurs due to the fading away of jnanavarniya karma and not due to the rise of punya. Therefore, the Avadhijnana that occurs to the devas is not due to punya, but due to the effect of the nature of that region. Now, the jivas in hell can also attain Avadhijnana because there is no necessity of rising punya. The region of hell is such that howsoever extreme sins that the jiva might have brought along, it is bound to attain Avadhijnana.
In the species of birds, a jiva is born with wings. In spite of being less endowed with punya, that specie is such that wings are there at birth itself. We sometimes feel enamoured with this prowess available to the birds. They can journey several thousand miles in a very short time. It is understood that during December - January, when certain regions become extremely cold, birds from that region traverse thousands of miles in a short while to come to our country and spend some two-three months and then return to their abode. Brothers! If we too were to have wings, we would not have left any country in the world unseen. But alas! We did not get that prowess.
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