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onuh; "k$kk% IX.16
Vedan ya es h
VFk% Meaning:
ckdh ds I c ifj "kg onuh;&del ds I nikko es gkss gå The other afflictions are caused by feeling karmas.
Q.IX.16.1 A.IX.16.1
How many afflictions are caused by the feeling (vedan ya) karmas? The remaining 11 afflictions namely hunger, thirst, cold, heat, insect bites, misery arising from roaming, uncomfortable couch, injury, illness, misery's inflicted due to grass and dirt are caused by the feeling karmas.
Q.IX.16.2
A.IX.16.2
Why does the rise of feeling karmas in the absence of deluding and obstructing karmas not produce affliction? In the 13th and 14th stages of spiritual purification, the soul enjoys infinite bliss along with infinite knowledge-intuition and absence of obstructing karmas. In these stages therefore the feeling karmas do not produce any feeling of misery or pleasure to the soul.
Q.IX.16.3
A.IX.16.3
Even when the deluding karma has mild rise, the feeling karmas do not produce any feelings. Why? When intense efforts are being made during 8th to 14"" stages of spiritual purification, the soul is as to have complete conquest on all afflictions. Therefore rise of existing karmas do not yield any results but it raises is said only as a tradition or practice as they are existent.
Q.IX.16.4
Why is misery arising from roaming and uncomfortable couch afflictions called as caused by feeling karmas? As they are experiential, so it is said that they are caused by feeling karmas.
A.IX. 16.4
Q.IX. 16.5 A.IX.16.5
Why is staying place affliction caused by deluding karmas? Misery of life forces is caused by deluding karmas. This is the primary concern on postures affliction. Hence it is said to be caused by conduct deluding karmas.
dkn; ks HkkT;k; kindfLeludkufoá kr% IX.17 Ek dayo bh jy yugapadekasminnekonavim atih
VFk%
d&l kik , d&vkRek ea , d Isydj mluhl rd ifj "kg fodYi 1 sgks I drs
Meaning:
The afflictions can occur simultaneously from one to nineteen.
Q.IX.17.1
What are the minimum and maximum number of afflictions can occur simultaneously to a living being? A minimum of one and a maximum of nineteen afflictions can occur to a living being at a time.
A.IX. 17.1
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