________________ Verse 166 शुद्ध संप्रयोग में कथंचित बंधहेतुपना - From a certain point-of-view, devotion to the Arhat, etc., is the cause of bondage - अरहंतसिद्धचेदियपवयणगणणाणभत्तिसंपण्णो / बंधदि पुण्णं बहुसो ण हु सो कम्मक्खयं कुणदि // 166 // अर्हत्सिद्धचैत्यप्रवचनगणज्ञानभक्तिसम्पन्नः / बध्नाति पुण्यं बहुशो न खलु स कर्मक्षयं करोति // 166 // अन्वयार्थ - [अर्हत्सिद्धचैत्यप्रवचनगणज्ञानभक्तिसम्पन्नः ] अर्हत, सिद्ध, चैत्य (अहँतादि की प्रतिमा), प्रवचन (शास्त्र), मुनिगण और ज्ञान के प्रति भक्ति-सम्पन्न जीव [ बहुशः पुण्यं बध्नाति] बहुत पुण्य बांधता है, [न खलु सः कर्मक्षयं करोति ] परन्तु वास्तव में वह कर्म का क्षय नहीं करता। The soul (jiva) with devotion to the Arhat, the Siddha, their idols (pratima), the Scripture (agama, sastra), the congregation of ascetics (munigana), and the knowledge (jnana), gets bound with excessive merit (punya). The fact is that it (such devotion) does not destroy the karmas. EXPLANATORY NOTE The soul (jiva) with devotion to the Arhat, etc., although with 'suddha-samprayoga', but being stained with auspicious (subha) attachment (raga) is with auspicious-cognition (Subhopayoga). It is the cause of the bondage of excessive meritorious karmas. As a corollary, it does not cause the destruction of all karmas and, hence, cannot attain liberation (moksa). Even the slightest of attachment (raga), albeit auspicious (subha), needs to be given up. .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 317
