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influx, the destruction of earlier bonded (sinful) karmic bondages and in gaining of abundant divine pleasures. It also results in secondary meritorious karmic bondages that are - bonding of meritorious karmic bondages from the fruition of earlier bonded karmic bondages. (Verse 93)
The result of pious meditation is in influx of auspicious karmamatter, stoppage of sinful karma matter, destruction and separation of earlier bonded sinful karmic bondages, bondage of auspicious karmic intensities and gaining of divine pleasures. The first two subtypes of pure-white meditation also result in the increase in these results. The last two subtypes of pure-white meditation that come just before liberation result if final deliverance. (Verse 94)
The means of karmic influx that result in worldly transmigration are not there in the pious and pure types of meditation. Therefore, it is certain that these two types of meditations are not the causes of increase in worldly transmigration; they are the means of liberation. (Verse 95)
In the 93rd verse, pious contemplation has been hailed as the means of meritorious karmic influx and bondage and in verse 94, the first two subtypes of pure-white meditation have been said to be the means of special increase in the influx and bonding of meritorious karma-matter while in verse 95, it has been said that the means of karmic influx that result in increased worldly transmigration are not there in these two (pious and pure) types of meditation. From this it is proved and it becomes absolutely clear that the influx and bondage of meritorious karma-matter is not the cause of worldly transmigration. Śrī Jinabhadragani has emphatically said this by adding the epithet that it is the cardinal rule so that none should assume that these (meritorious karmic influx and bondage) are the causes of worldly transmigration.. Thus, to consider them as the causes of worldly transmigration and, therefore, abandonable is totally against the Jaina fundamental and elemental knowledge and principles of karma theory.
It has been said earlier that as the sin gets reduced due to the practice of restraint, penance and renunciation, the influx and intensity
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