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SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
meaning "pure soul” and also refers to the victory of the pure soul over one's physical senses. This reminds one the distinction between “Bhiratma” (Soul having outward tendencies) and “Antaratma” (Inward looking soul) of Jain conception.
The “Bhava Karma” of the person with Antaratma is such that his actions do not bind the soul and he does not consider his soul as different from the rest of the souls as pleaded in verse7.
Verses 13 and 14 are completely in agreement with the Jain theory that vicissitudes in the lives of living beings are not in the hands of any outside authority called “God” because they are the result of the self operating mechanism of nature under which the Karmic law prevails. The verse specifically states that “Prabhu” (God)does not determine the doer ship or the doings of beings., He has no concern with the fruits of actions which operate in accordance with their own nature
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