Samayasara

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

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showing impure thought-activities, yet would never desire to be bound up with bad Karmas. If they wish to bind good Karmas, they cannot forcibly transform matter into Karmas, if it does not possess the capacity of modifications. When any substance by its own nature modifies itself into various forms, then only can other things by way of external stimulus act as auxiliary causes. If matter has not got the capacity of transformation, it can never be transformed by any one. Thus the proposition that matter is incapable of modification cannot be maintained.
कम्मइयवग्गणादि य अपरिणमतीहि कम्मभावेण । संसारस्त प्रभावो पसजदे संखसमो वा ॥ १२४॥ कार्मणवर्गणासु चापरिणममाणासु कर्मभावेन । संसारस्याभावः प्रस्रजति सांख्यसमयो वा ।। १२४ ॥
124. And (in case of) molecules of Karmic matter not transforming themselves with Karmic forms (of 8 kinds), there would result the non-existence of the cycle of mundane existence; or the philosophy of Sankhya (would be estab. lished).
Commentary.
If Karmic matter be taken to have no capacity of modification into forms of 8 kinds of Karmas binding the soul, then the soul must remain quite pure; and there will be an end to the cycle of existences, and the doctrine of the Sankhya philosophy that all souls are pure and inactive will be established. But this is not true. If souls had not been impure and involved in suffering, no religious system would have been needed to preach the doctrine of soul advancement. Thus without maintaining the doctrine of the capacity of modification in matter, it would be impossible to find an explanation for world phenomena. If there is no change, there is no world. There would then be a cessation of all activity. But this is quite contrary to our positive experience and knowledge.
जीवो परिणामयदे पुग्गलदव्वाणि कम्मभावेण ।।
तं सयमारिणमंतं कह तु परिणामयदि णाणी ॥ १२५॥ जीवः परिणामयति पुद्गलद्रव्याणि कर्मभावेन । तानि स्वयमपरिणममानानि कथं तु परिणामयति चेतयिता॥१२॥