Parmatma Prakash

Author(s): Yogindra Acharya
Publisher: Central Jaina Publishing House

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PARMATMA-PRAKASH.
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63. The Panch Indriya (five senses), Mana (mind or heart), Samast Vibhava Paranâma (all other conditions and changes of the soul which are not natural to it) and all the tumults and turmoils in connection with the four grades of living beings are caused by Karmas.
NOTE.-The Svâbhâva or real nature of Atman is to know all objects of all times and places
directly; this Svâbhâva is caused by none. Besides this all other conditions and changes which are found in the Samsâri Jiva (embodied soul) who transmigrates into the four grades of creation, that is, Narka (hell), Tiryancha (mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms), Manushya (mankind) and Deva (heavenly beings) are wrought by Karmas.
64. All kinds of pleasures and pains to the Jiva (soul) are caused by his Karmas ; but from the Nischaya point of view, that is, with reference to the Svâbhâva (real nature of the Jiva, He is the knower and seer only.
65. O Soul ! Bandha (bondage) and Moksha (freedom or liberation) are both caused by the Karmas ; according to the Shuddha Nischaya Naya, that is from the standpoint of the nature of the Jiva-Dravya, the Jiva is not the creator of either of them.
NOTE.If the Karmas did not exist, there would have been no such words as Bandha and
Moksha Karmas cause bondage, and Moksha only signifies freedom from one's Karmas. With reference to His real nature the Atman ever remains unaffected by Karmas. Both these things-bondage and release-are spoken of only with reference to Karmas,
66. Like a lame man, the Jiva by himself comes or goes nowhere; it is the force of Karmas which drag him about in the three worlds.
67. Âtman is never anything but Âtman ; the Parâ Padarth (non-soul). is always Par (different from self); neither the Atman can become the non-soul nor can the non-soul ever become the Atman : so say the Yogiswaras, the Masters of Humanity.
68. With reference to its real nature the soul is free from birth and death from bondage, and also from freedom from bondage : such is the teaching of the Jindeva.
69 & 70. From the Nischaya point of view, that is, with reference to the real Svâbhâva or nature, birth, death, old age, disease, Linga (gender), Varna (colour or caste), etc., do not belong to the Âtman (soul); all these belong to the