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THE MINIMUM DURATION OF KARMAS
नामगोत्रयोरgy
Namagotrayoraṣtau
॥ १९ ॥
(19)
19. The minimum duration of the name-karma and the status-determining karmas is eight muhurtas.
'Muhurtas and the minimum duration' are supplied from the previous sutra.
The minimum duration of the rest is indicated next.
शेषाणामन्तर्मुहूर्ता Seṣānāmantarmukārtā
॥ २० ॥
(20) 20. The minimum duration of the rest is up to one muhurta.
The minimum duration of the other five species is up to one muhurta. The minimum duration of knowledge-obscuring, perception-obscuring and obstructive karmas obtains in the case of the ascetic in the tenth stage of development. The minimum duration of the deluding karma occurs in the case of the ascetic in the ninth stage. The minimum duration of the life-karma occurs in the case of animals and human beings in the regions of labour.
What is the definition of fruition?
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विपाकोऽनुभवः Vipako(a)nubhavaḥ
21.
Fruition is the ripening or maturing of karmas. 'Vipaka' is distinctive, variegated ripening. It is distinguished by influx of intense or mild passions described already. The different kinds or ways of fruition depend on the aforesaid intensity or mildness of passions which cause influx. Otherwise, different kinds of fruition assisted by differences in substance, space, time, being (incarnation) and disposition constitute vipaka. This is called experiencing (anubhava).
From abundance of auspicious thought-activity, there is fruition-bondage of abundance of auspicious karmas, and there is fruition-bondage of very little of inauspicious karmas. Similarly, from abundance of inauspicious thought-activity, there is fruition-bondage of abundance of inauspicious karmas,
॥ २१ ॥
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