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INFLUX OF LIFE-KARMAS OF INFERNAL BEINGS
and so on, lead to the influx of the passion-feeding karmas. Ridiculing right faith, laughing at those in distress or misery, chuckling in wicked sport, excessive prattle and laughter, and the rest cause the influx of laughter. Desire for strange pleasures, disrelish of vows and minor vows, and the others cause the influx of pleasure or liking. Promoting dissatisfaction in others, destroying the pleasures of others, association with the wicked and so on lead to the influx of dissatisfaction. Bewailing oneself, plunging others into sorrow, rejoicing at others' lamentation and the others cause the influx of sorrow. Fearing oneself, causing fear in others and the rest lead to the influx of fear. Disgust at noble deeds and virtuous conduct and the others cause the influx of disgust. Speaking what is untrue, playing tricks upon others, prying into others' faults or weaknesses, intense attachment and the rest cause the influx of the female sex-inclination. Slight anger, mildness, contentment with one's wife and the others cause the influx of the male sex-inclination. Great or intense passions, causing injury to concealed parts, assaulting other women and so on lead to the influx of the neuter sex.
The divisions of the deluding karmas have been described. Next the causes of the influx of life-determining karmas have to be mentioned. The next sutra indicates the causes of the lifetime in which the fruit is experienced till the end of the fixed time.
बहारम्भपरिग्रहत्वं नारकस्यायुषः Bahvārambhaparigrahatvarn nārakasyāyușah (15) 15. Excessive infliction of pain and attachment cause the influx of karma which leads to life in the infernal regions.
'Arambha' is activity which causes pain and suffering to living beings. 'Parigraha' is attachment to objects, namely thinking 'this is mine'. The adjective 'excessive' applies to both. Excossive killing and excessive attachment on the part of anyone cause the influx of life-karma which leads him to hell in the next birth. Perpetual cruel activity such as killing, appropriating others' wealth, excessive attachment to worldly objects
1 Minor vows are also referred to as supplementary vows.
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