Samayasara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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SAMAYASARA.
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material objects. This Gatha also refutes the theory that any im. material, pure and all-knowing God has caused non-existing uni. verse to have its existence. This universe with all its soul and non-soul substances is from eternity ; because nothing is created or destroyed ; only modifications are formed and dissolved.
जीवनि हेदुभूदे बंधस्त य परिसदूण परिणामं । जीवेण कदं कम्म भएणदि उवयारमत्तेण ॥ ११२॥ जीवे हेतुभूते बंधस्य च दृष्ट्वा परिणामम् । जीवेन कृतं कर्म भण्यते उपचारमात्रेण ॥ ११२ ॥
112. But seeing the modification of Karmic bondage by the (auxiliary) cause of (mundane) soul's thought-activity, it is said from the practical point of view that Karmas have been caused by the soul.
Commentary. Soul in its purity is neither the primary nor the auxiliary cause of Karmic modifications. Mundane souls having wrong belief, wrong knowledge and wrong conduct identify themselves with attachment and hatred towards worldly objects. Owing to these impure thought-activities of such souls, Karmic molecules by their own nature flow in and modify into bondage of Karmas, just as water is transformed into vapour by the auxiliary cause of heat from fire or sun. The modification of Karmic bondage is primarily caused by Karmic material molecules themselves.
जोधेहि कदे जद्धे रापण कदंति जंपदे लोगो। तह ववहारेण कदं णाणावरणादि जीवेण ॥ ११३॥ योधैः कृते युद्धे राज्ञा कृतमिति जल्पते लोकः । तथा व्यवहारेण कृतं ज्ञानावरणादि जीवेन ॥ ११३ ॥
113. The war conducted by the warriors is waged by the king : so says the world. Similarly (it is said that) knowledge-obscuring, etc., (Karmas) are caused by the soul from the practical standpoint.
Commentary. Here the author gives an example from worldly parlance. An army of a king, who is not present in the field, is engaged in fight