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SHEDDING OF KARMAS
23. After fruition (enjoyment), the karmas fall off or disappear.
The karmas fall off after giving pain or pleasure, as these cannot stay on after fruition at the end of their duration, just as food and similar things decay in course of time. The falling off or dissociation of karmas is of two kinds, namely ripening in the usual course and being made to ripen prematurely.
In the great ocean of transmigration, the individual self wanders for countless periods of time, whirling round and round among the four states of existence in various births. And the auspicious and inauspicious karmas of the self reach the stage of fruition gradually--attain fruition and dissociate themselves from the self. This is the first kind of dissociation arising from maturity in the ordinary course of things. The karmas which have not attained their period of maturity are made to rise and are experienced, as the mango, jack fruit, etc. are made to ripen by special contrivances. This dissociation is without ripeness in the natural course of things. The word 'ca' is intended to include other methods referred to in a later sutra, namely 'Dissociation is by penance'. Dissociation is effected by penance and also by other ways. Why is dissociation mentioned here before stoppage of karmas, as it should come after stoppage in the natural course of things ? It is mentioned here for the sake of brevity. If it is to be mentioned there, the sutra, 'Ripening is fruition', has to be repeated.
Fruition bondage has been described. Now space-bondage must be described. In describing it these points must be indicated. Of what causes ? When? How? Of what nature ? From where ? Of what quantity? The next sutra proceeds to give particulars in the order in which the questions are put. नामप्रत्ययाः सर्वतो योगविशेषात्सूक्ष्मैकक्षेत्रावगाहस्थिताः सर्वात्मप्रदेशेष्वनन्तानन्तप्रदेशाः
Il 28 11 Nāmapratyayāḥ sarvato yogavićeşātsūkņmaikakşetrāvagāha
sthitāḥ sarvātmapradeśeşvanantānantapradeśāḥ (24) 24. The karmic molecules of infinite times infinite space
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