________________
PAÑCALINGĪPRAKARANAM : 181
Tavasā u nijjarā iha handi
pasiddhā u savvavāīņam | Tharā tavo vihānam
kiriyāvāīņam kaha juttami || 92 ||
Tapasā tu nirjarā iha hanta
prasiddhā tu sarvavādīnām | Itarathā tapo vidhānam
kriyāvādīnām katham yuktami || 92 ||
The followers of all faiths accept
karmic separation through penance | Otherwise, how could the actionists hold
the penance-prescribing stance? || 92 |||
92. The followers of all faiths universally accept that the practice of penance results in karmic separation. If that were not so, how could the actionists (kriyāvādins) justify the prescription of penance in their faith?
After dealing with the elements of karmic influx (a srava) and stoppage (samivara), the author deals with the element of karmic separation (nirjarā) and says that it can be achieved through practicing of penance.
