Book Title: Samayasara OR Nature of Self
Author(s): A Chakravarti
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith

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________________ 120 SAMAYSARA nature of pute knowledge which indeed is the cause of the destruction of karmas COMMENTARY The emotional states such as attachment, aversions and delusion completely disfigure the nature of the Self and thus he becomes associated with nescience In this impure state, the Self attracts karmic particles which get bound with the Self just as a magnet attracts iron needles to itself When those emotional states are absent, the Self undisturbed in his nature does not attract karmic particles Hence there is no chance of bondage in his cause Thus knowledge secures freedom from bondage and the absence of it inevitably brings about bondage पक्के फलम्मि पडिदे जह ण फल बज्झदे पूणो विटे । जीवस्स कम्मभावे पडिदे ण पुणोदयमुवेइ ।।१६८।। Pakke phalammi padide jaha na phalam banjjhade puno vinte Jivassa kammabhāve padide na punodayamuveyi (168) पक्वे फले पतिते यथा न फल बध्यते पुनर्वृन्तै । जीवस्य कर्मभावे पतिते न पुनरुदयमुपैति ॥१६८॥ 168 As a ripe fruit fallen (from a tree) canhot be attached again to the stalk, so when the psychic karmic modifications in the Self drop off, they can no more bind the Self again nor operate COMMENTARY Thus it is emphasised that to the Self, with right knowledge, there is no bhāvāsrava (inflow of psychic karmas) Next it is stated that to the knowing Self there is no dravyaava or material karmic inflow either पुढवीपिडसमाणा पुव्वणिबद्धा दु पच्चया तस्स। कम्मसरीरेण दु ते बद्धा सव्वेवि णाणिस्स ॥१६९॥ Pudavipinda samānā puyvanıbaddhā du pachchaya tassa Kammasatīrena du te baddha savvevi nanissa (169) पृथ्वीपिण्डसमाना पूर्वनिबद्धास्तु प्रत्ययास्तस्य । कर्मशरीरेण तु ते बद्धा सर्वेऽपि ज्ञानिन ॥१६९।। 169 In the Self with right knowledge, the old karmas

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