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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Beyond Doubt
Acharya Padmasagarsuri
“सौऽप्येवमागतः शीघ्रम्प्रभुणाऽऽभाषितस्तथा। सन्देहं तस्य चित्तस्थम्व्यक्ती कृत्यावदद्विभुः॥"
In the same manner as Indrabhuti, Agnibhuti too reached the Samavasarana. The Lord addressed Agnibhuti as he had addressed Indrabhuti Gautama. He then disclosed the doubt that was in Agnibhuti's mind and said.
हे गौतमग्निभूते कः सन्देहस्तव कर्मणः? कथं वावेदतत्वार्थी न विभावयासि स्फुटम?
“Oh, Agnibhuti Gautama, you are doubtful whether the Karma's exist or not. The base
of this doubt is the Vedic verse"
“पुरूष एवेदं सर्व यद् भूतं यच्य भाव्यम्...” Which you are unable to interpret it correctly. The verse means that whatever exists and whatever shall exit is all Purusha i.e. soul.
You have interpreted the adverb ga to signify the existence of Atman in whatever you see, be it animal, bird, human being etc. No reference of God or Karma has been made in this verses & va also eliminates all possibilites of other realities to exist. But the Vedas also say:- “que queda hafa, 479: 919 hafa"
“This statement includes Punyal and Papa2 and establishes the existence of Karmas. If such contradictory statements are established in the same tenet, how is one to decide the truth? One cannot cut the sky with the sword and apply any kind of paste over it, because the sky is formless and colourless and it cannot come in association
h a sword and paste that have a definite form. “On this basis you have concluded, that the formless soul cannot be embodied by Karma which is of material form and very minute in appearance. Hence the doubt that you have come with is whether Karma is existent or not? Am I right”
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