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[ 2014nets were burnt by the fire. All of a sudden it rained in torrents and it quenched the flames. And in that very place after overcoming all difficulties the doe was confined and brought to bed of another young one. Thus if destiny wills it, every thing takes a favourable turn.
Udyama or exertion.
It will be a folly to attach too much importance to Karman or Niyati. A due place must be given to Udyama. Who creates Karman and impels it to operate ? Is it not we ourselvəs who do it? Is it not within our power to counteract the effects of Karman ? Can we not alter the situation of unfavourable affairs by exerting ourselves in the proper direction ? Is it not due to Udyama that one is able to annihilato Karmans and to attain final beatitude ? Since it is so, who can deny the influence of exertion in the achievement of an object ?
It is Syadvada that teaches us to assign a proper place to each of the above-mentioned five elements, to consider them as related to one another and not to discard any of them. It may be that sometimes Kala may be the main cause while the rest may be playing a subordinate part, sometimes Svabhava may be of primary importance and the rest of secondary importance and so on.
Limit of time may be altered. For example, in one country, it may take a year for a certain tree to grow, while it may grow within half a year in
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