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mantra, etc.; but such practices destroy the Nihkankshita Guna (the virtue of desirelessness) and amount to indulgence in Nidanbandha type sorrowful concentration1. Because of inner inauspicious purposes, it causes the bondage of inauspicious karmas only. But even being deluded, he did not worship false deities, etc. which are the cause of enormous and intense bondage of Papa karmas; considering this aspect, he has been praised. Under this pretext, it is not desirable for others to adopt religious practices for temporal gains. Likewise, one should know elsewhere also.
Thus, there are found many such descriptions in Prathamaanuyoga; knowing their real sense, one should not get
deluded.
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Methodology of Exposition of Karanaanuyoga
Now the style of exposition in Karanaanuyoga is being described: The description found in Karanaanuyoga is as known in omniscience. Though all is known in omniscience, yet, only that which is useful to Jiva, e.g., the relationship of Jiva-karmas, etc. and cosmology (universe) etc. are described here in this "Anuyoga". Even all details of them cannot be described, therefore, whatever could be possibly described in words and could be known and perceived in non-omniscient's knowledge, is described in an abridged form. For example, the Gunasthanas (spiritual stages) are described from the viewpoint of instincts and dispositions of the Jivas; those dispositions being infinite cannot be described through words, therefore, by combining many dispositions into one category, fourteen Gunasthanas are specified. And there are various ways of knowing the Jivas, but only main fourteen Marganas (quest-places) are specified. Although karmic matter (atoms) possesses infinite potency, yet, in them, by combining many atoms into one category, the eight types of main prakritis (karmas) and one hundred & forty-eight subdivisions of them are described. And in the universe (3 worlds) many objects are found but herein some of the main objects with their details are described. And Pramana (measure) is of infinite kinds; the Sankhyat (numerable) etc. three main divisions and further twenty-one divisions of these are specified.
1. Sorrowfully lost in thinking about how to get worldly pleasures & objects in future or in next birth.
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