Book Title: Illuminator of Jaina Tenets
Author(s): Tulsi Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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________________ 80 Mluminator of Jaina Tenets [Lustre IV and destruction or destruction-cum-subsidence of the karman, has correspondingly two-fold causal function, namely the destruction as well as bondage of karman, exactly as the selfsame medicine which is a compound of many ingredients is capable of two-fold function, viz. curing the disease and nourishing the body. There is a scriptural passage that embodies the truth of the two-fold function in an act of spiritual discipline. The text runs as follows: "What does a person, O Lord, produce by means of obeisance ?" "By means of obeisance, O Gotama, a person deatrays his karman leading to low social status and also binds the karman leading to a high social status." For details, one should consult the Navapadārtha Caupai by Ācārya Bhikşu. २८. योगवर्गणान्तर्गतद्रव्यसाचिव्या आत्मपरिणामो लेश्या। मनोवाक्कायवर्गणापुद्गलद्रव्यसंयोगात् संभूत आत्मनः परिणामो लेश्याऽभिधीयते । उक्तञ्च कृष्णादिद्रव्यसाचिव्यात्, परिणामोऽयमात्मनः । स्फटिकस्येव तत्रायं लेश्याशब्द: प्रवर्तते ॥ तत्प्रायोग्यपुद्गलद्रव्यम्-द्रव्यलेश्या, क्वचिद् वर्णादिरपि । 28. yogavarganāntargata-dravyasācivyäd ätmapariņāmo leśyā. manovākkāyavargaņā-pudgaladravya-samyogāt sambhūta ātmanaḥ pariņāmo leśyā'bhidhīyate. uktañ cakrşņādidravyasācivyāt, pariņāmo'yam ātmanah / sphaţikasyeva tatrāyam, leśyā-sabdaḥ pravartate // tatprāyogya-pudgaladravyam-dravyaleśyā, kvacid varņādir api. (Aph.) Leśyā, that is, aural coloration, is a transformation of the soul consequent upon the association with the material substance constituting the material aggregates quå activity (yoga). (XXVIII) (Gloss) The transformation of the soul following upon the association with the material aggregates constituting the mind-stuff, the vocal organ and the body is called aural coloration (leśyā). It is said ; Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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