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KARMA - THE MECHANISM
SUTRAS
SUTRA 11 गतिजातिशरीराङ्गोपाङ्गनिर्माणबन्धनसङ्गातसंस्थानसंहननस्पर्शरसगन धवर्णानुपागुरुलघपघातपरघाततपोद्योतोच्छ्वासविहायोगतयः प्रत्ये कशरीरत्रससुभगसुस्वरशुभसूक्ष्मपर्याप्तस्थिरादेययश-कीर्तिसेतराणि arícara a ll 99 11 Gatijatisharirangopanga nirmanabandhana sanghata samsthana samhanana sparsha rasagandha varnanupurvya guru laghupaghata paraghata tapo dyoto chchhvasa vihaayo gatayah pratyeka sharira trasa subhanga susvara shubha sukshma paryaptisthira yashah kirti setarani tirthakaravam cha (11)
Karma that determines the form and features of our body (nama), manifests the following characteristics:
- the condition of our existence (gati) - the class (the number of senses of our body) (jati) - the levels of functions of our body (sharira) - the development and the abilities of the limbs of our respective
bodies (angopanga) - the degree of coordination between our different levels of func
tions (bandhana) - the degree of coordination between consciousness and our re
spective bodies (sanghata) - the shape of our body (samsthana) - the construction and agility of our joints (samhanana) - the sensation when touching our body (sparsha) - the taste of our body (rasa) - the smell of our body (gandha) - the color of our body (varna) - the ability to retain our bodily form from one incarnation to the next (anupurvi)
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