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(927), or act ($141), Karman Varganas around us moment, what state his soul would attain?" Lord are attracted to our souls. When Varganas become Mahavir said, "He would attain the liberation." Equally bonded to our soul they are called Karma. The Karma puzzled by these utterances of Lord Mahavir, king can be further divided into two concepts, Bhav Karma Shrenik said, "Lord, in the first instance you said that and Dravya Karma. Bhav Karma is the non-physical he would attain the state of narak and now within just thinking or mental activity that attracts the Karman a few seconds you say that he would attain the moksha Varganas. Dravya Karma is the physical Karman state-the ultimate liberation. Why such contradictory Varganas themselves that have attached to the statements?" Lord said, "When you asked the first time, soul. There cannot be Dravya Karma without the Bhav the monk had just heard Durmukh saying that king Karma and both of these concepts occur at the same Dadhivahan of Champanagari had attacked and had time.
laid a siege to the city of king Prasannachandra. His From the above stated basics of Soul (Atma), Jeeva ministers had betrayed Prasannachandra and had (Life) and Karmas, this article will discuss relevance conspired to deprive him of the kingdom by killing the and significance of human being's Bhav Karma. Jainism child-king. On listening this Monk Prasannachandra's believes that more than the Action, the Thought behind mind was occupied by the thought of his kingdom and action decides the intensity of karma. Human mind
child and soon his mind had become a battlefield of intends, thinks or opines, it is termed as Bhav. The
violence and aggressive thoughts. As a result, he presence of intent acts as an aggravating factor,
was entangled in such namkarma (karma that increasing the vibrations of the soul, which results in
determines destinies and body type) like gati-jati etc. the soul absorbing more karma. The intentional act
which would have sent him to seventh hell. Had he produces a strong karmic bondage and the
died in such a violent state of mind, he would surely unintentional produces weak, short-lived karmic
have gone to hell. Prasannachandra, fighting a battle bondage. The intent to kill, to steal, to be unchaste
in his mind, touched his head to ensure that he had and to acquire property, whether these offences are
his helmet on before making a fatal attack on actually carried or not, leads to bondage of evil
the enemy king. As he touched his completely shaven karmas. The following narrative aptly explains the
head, he was awakened to the reality. Soon he began consequences of a thought and immediate subsequent
to think, "Though I am engaged in saintly penance, change of thought.
did indulge in violent thoughts. I almost performed "Once Lord Mahavir arrived in the city of Rajgruhi.
cruel sinful deeds. Awakened to such a realization, He was accompanied by the royal sage (Rajarshi)
monk Prasannachandra felt repentant. Having Prasannachandra. Rajarshi Muni used to perform
critically reviewed his serious lapse, the monk once severe penance by staring at the fire-emitting Sun,
again concentrated on quiet meditation. Hence when with his one leg up and both arms raised straight.
king Shrenik asked Lord Mahavir the second time, the Magadh king Shrenik was deeply impressed by such severe penance and politely asked Lord Mahavir, "O
monk had already become worthy of the state of Lord, suppose this monk performing severe penance,
liberation. By this time divine music surrounded dies this moment, what state would he achieve after
Prasannachandra Muni. Lord Mahavir said, "He has his death?" Lord Mahavir said, "He is Prasannachandra
attained 'kevalgyan' - pure and absolute knowledge. Rajarshi. In case he dies at this very moment, he would
Gods rejoice at this moment of his attaining pure have the state of the seventh hell (narak)." The
knowledge." Monk Prasannachandra's charactergathering was shocked to hear this. King Shrenik was sketch acquaints us with a self-vigilant monk. What puzzled; he thought that a saint's soul could never go
a wonderfully vigilant soul! One who would be to hell. How was it then that Lord Mahavir forecast awakened to self-realization by just touching the such a 'narak' for Muni Prasannachandra? Thinking shaven head! His repentance being that of an that perhaps he had not listened to the Lord's awakened soul, he attained pure and absolute utterance properly, king Shrenik asked again, "O Lord! knowledge". In case this sage Prasannachandra dies at this in essence, Jainism addresses the true nature of
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