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विप्रतिपन्न गोष्ठामा हिलः प्रतिपादयति- " ननु सदोषमिदं व्याख्यानम्, यस्मादेवं व्याख्यायमाने भवतां मोक्षाभावः प्राप्नोति, जीवप्रदेशैः सह कर्मणामधिभागेन तादात्म्येनावस्थानादिति || २५१३|| २५१४ || २५१५
D. C. In course of his lecture on Karma-pravāda parva, Durbalika Puspamitra explains the relation between jiva and Karman as follows:
Karman is attached to the jivapradeśas only externally e. g. Karman constituting the observances of religious mendicant is tied to the holy regions of the jiva, only externally. It is separated from jiva soon after it comes in contact, like a handful of powder separating itself from a dry wall. Such a type of Karman is known as "badaha karman."
There are some karmans which are connected with jiva pradeśas more closely. They could be separated from the jiva pradesas after a long time, like a moist powder from a wet wall. These are known as 66 baddhasprista Karmans".
Again, there are some which are completely infused into the jivapradesas. They have almost become one with the jivapradeśas, and so, they could not be separated from the jiva pradeśas without undergoing a change in their original condition. Such a type of Karman is known as baddha-sprista-nikācita
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All the three types are better explained with the help of an illustration of a band of needles. Karman is baddha' like a band of needles with a piece of string tied round it. It is 'baddha sprista' like the same with a strap of iron fastened round it, and the condition of "baddha-spriṣṭa and nikācita, is like that of a band of needles heated red-hot and hammered in such a way, that all the needles are completely infused with one another. None of them could be separated from each other without undergoing a change in its original condition.
The distinctive characteristics of an independent or anikācita karman, are described as follows:
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