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bad character gives up association with and attachment for them, even so, those desiring to realise the Pure Self and knowing the nature and character of karmic prakritis to be evil, prevent the approach of karmic particles (samara) and root out the already existing ones (nırjara)
COMMENTARY
The Commentator, Amritachandra, gives an additional illustration A clever wild male elephant, sees a decoy-female elephant with pleasant looks or otherwise approaching him with flattering gestures with the object of chaining him Learning her evil purpose, he does not evince any affection towards her nor does he associate with her In the same manner an enlightened Self, knowing that the approach of karmas, whether pleasant or unpleasant, is for the purpose of binding him, avoids them and gives up any association with them
That the two karmas should be rejected is further emphasised on the authority of agama or Scripture
रत्तो बधदि कम मुचदि जीवो विरागसपण्णो।
एसो जिणोवदेसो तम्हा कम्मेसु मारज्ज ॥१५०॥ Ratto bandhadı kammam munchadi jivo viragasampanno Eso jinovadeso tahma kammesu marajja
(150) रक्तो बध्नाति कर्म मुच्यते जीवो विरागसम्पन्न ।
एष जिनोपदश तस्मात् कर्मसु मा रज्यस्व ॥१५०॥ 150 The self with attachment gets bound by karmas but the one with detachment remains free from karmas So has the Jina declared Therefore do not evince attraction towards karmas
COMMENTARY
Thus attachment and detachment are shown to be the causes of bondage and liberation respectively
परमट्ठो खलु समओ सुद्धो जो केवली मुणी णाणी ।
तम्हिट्ठिदा सहावे मुणिणो पावति णिव्वाण ॥१५१॥ Taramatto kalu samavo suddho jo Kevali muni nanı Tahmitida sahave munino pāvanti nivvanam (151)
