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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
पके फलम्मि पडिदे जह ण फलं वझदे पुणो विंटे। जीवस्त कम्मभावे पडिदे ण पुणोदयमुवेहि ॥ १७५ ॥ पक्के फले पतिते यथा न फलं बध्यते पुनर्वृन्ते । जीवस्य कर्मभावे पतिते न पुनरुदयमुपैति ॥ १७५ ॥
175. As the ripe fruit, which has fallen down, cannot be attached as fruit, again to (the old) stalk ; so in the soul, karmic matter which has fallen off (after fruition), can never again (be bound, and) matured to operation.
Commentary. The general rule is that whenever Karmas are matured and become operative, they fall off at once and cannot remain bound an instant longer. They become dead material molecules. If a right believer, through the strength of his soul-capacity has destroyed those Karmas which obstruct right belief, i.e., has become a destruc. tive-right-believer, then he will never be subjected to their bond. age again. He will for ever remain in the right belief-stage. Thus having obtained the clue of self-discrimination, he practices selfrealization according to the spiritual stage attained by his thought. activity. Verily he is not a binder of Karmas. He is merely the knower of them. A layman performs many worldly duties, but being a right knower he knows all these acts to be due to the operation of Karmas bound before, and always longs for the passionless stage where his peace and happiness may not be disturbed in any way. Any little bondage that occurs does not become detrimental to his soul progress.
पुढवीपिंडसमाणा पुव्वणिबद्धा दु पचया तस्स। कम्मसरीरेण दु ते बद्धा सव्वेवि णाणिस्स ॥ १७६ ॥ पृथ्वीपिंडसमानाः पूर्वनिबद्धास्तु प्रत्ययास्तस्य । कर्मशरीरेण तु ते बद्धाः सर्वेऽपि ज्ञानिनः ॥ १७६ ॥
178. And in that knowing soul, the formerly bound Karmas (are ineffectual) like clad of earth, although all of them are bound with its karmic body.
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