Prashamrati Verses 40 to 57

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Vol. II/No. 3. Eternal Wisdom 55. Just as the body of one who has massaged it with oil gets covered by dust particles, similarly, the Atma which has become sticky by the presence of Raga and Dwesha (attachment / aversions), gets covered by the Karma particles (of the eight types mentioned in verse 34) - and this is called bondage ( Faru). 56 Thus when the causes of Karmabandh (bondage) namely, attachment (IT), aversion (ao ), delusion (ATE), wrong faith and belief ( feetca) and lack of abstinence from sin ( artarra), are combined with Pramada and Yoga (See Verse 33 for meaning of these words), there is an accumulation of Karmas ( HEM). : 57. Thus the existence in the four concerned world ( HAR - Sansara) i.e. the worlds of 1. Animals/insects/plants etc. 2. Humans 3. Dewas (denizens of heaven) and 4. Narakis denizens of hell), is a result of Karmas. This existance in Sansara is the cause of pain and unhappiness (7:2). Hence Raga, Dwesha and the other three (mentioned above) are the root causes of the long chain of births and rebirths ( H9424e).