________________ Verse 119 nama-karma) and life-determining karma (ayuh-karma). Now, what is meant by thought-complexion (lesya)? Thought-complexion (lesya) is the source or cause of vibratory activity (yoga) of the soul (jiva) coloured by the passions (kasaya): कषायोदयानुरंजिता योगप्रवृत्तिः लेश्या। It is of six kinds, namely black (krsna), blue (nila), dove-grey (kapota), colour of the flame - yellow (pita), colour of the lotus - pink (padma), and white (sukla). The first three are resultants of evil and the last three of good emotions. The Jaina literature gives the example of six travellers in a forest. They see a tree full of fruits. The man with black lesya would intend to uproot the tree, the one with blue lesya to cut the trunk, the one with grey lesya to cut the branches, the one with yellow lesya to take the twigs, the one with pink lesya to pluck the fruits, and the one with white lesya would be content to take whatever fruits have fallen on the ground. The purity of thought-complexion is called lesyavisuddhi. The first, i.e., black (kisna) is extremely impure, and the last, i.e., white (sukla) is extremely pure. In this manner, the soul (jiva) continues to get a new state-of-existence (gati) and life (ayuh) till it makes effort to rid itself of the thoughtcomplexion (lesya) that results in the bondage of karmas. . . . . . . . . . . 227
