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SAMAYASĀRA
COMMENTARY
The life of an organic being depends upon the operation of . its age-karma. So long as the age-karma persists to operate, the organic being continues to live. When that ceases to be, life also ceases to be. Sincc the age-karma is entirely self-determined in its operation, it cannot be given by anybody else. Therefore. by no means can one make another live. Hence the thought, “I am caused by others to live or I cause others to live,” is certainly due to ajñāna or absence of the knowledge of the reals.
Next it is pointed out that the thought of causing happiness or misery has the same significance.
जो अप्पणा दु मण्णदि दुहिदसुहिदे करेमि सत्तेति । सो मूढो अण्णाणी णाणो एतो दु विवरोदो ॥२५३॥ jo appaņā du mannadi duhidasuhide karemi satteti so mudho annāni nani etto du vivarido (253) य आत्मना तु मन्यते दुःखितसुखितान् करोमि सत्त्वानिति ।
स मूढोऽज्ञानी ज्ञान्यतस्तु विपरीतः ॥२५३॥
253. He who thinks, “I cause happiness or misery to other beings and I am made happy or miserable by others," is a deluded one, devoid of knowledge. The Knower thinks otherwise.
Next the author points out how this thought is the result of ajñāna.
कम्मोदयेण जीवा दुक्खिदसुहिदा हवंति जदि सम्वे । कम्मं च ण देसि तुमं दुक्खिदसुहिदा कहं कया ते ॥२५४॥ kammodayena jīvā dukkhidasuhida havaṁti jadi savve kammam ca na desi tumam dukkhidasuhida kaham kayā te (254) कर्मोदयेन जीवा दुःखितसुखिता भवन्ति यदि सर्वे ।
कर्म च न ददासि त्वं दुःखितसुखिताः कथं कृतास्ते ॥२५४॥
254. If all living beings become miserable or happy only when their karmas begin to operate and since thou dost not give them their karmas, how are they made miserable or happy by thee,
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