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It can be appreciated that in the first case the karma-matter (Karma pudgala vargaṇā of matter) is attracted towards the soul due to the vibrations caused by the physical, mental and vocal activities and they get bonded with it due to the presence of passions. These are referred to as material karma or Dravya karma. In the second case though there is every possibility of karmic bondage as soon as there is any yoga-activity, the actual bonding is not taking place due to the absence of such activity. This potentiality of attachment and aversion or passionate volitional disposition for incurring karmic bondage is said to be volitional karma or Bhava karma.
Four Types Of Karmic Bondage -
We have seen that karmic bondage takes place due to passions and physical, mental or vocal activities. Depending upon the qualities and quantities of such actions and the intensity of passions while performing those activities, the karmic bondage may also be of varying degrees in respect of the following four variable parameters: -
1. Nature of bondage or quality-bondage (Prakrti Bandha), 2. Quantity of bonded karmic matter (Pradeśa Bandha), 3. Intensity of retribution on fruition (Anubhāga Bandha), and
4. Duration of bondage (Sthiti Bandha).
We shall deal with these aspects of karmic bondage one by
one.
Nature Of Bondage (Prakrti-bandha)–
The soul is endowed with infinite qualities. The karmamatter associated with it adversely affect one or the other of these qualities, depending upon the type of action and volitional disposition that resulted in the bondage and, which, in turn, attract and bond different types of karma-matter. By this reasoning the
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