________________
Soul Science : Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
97
In a laboratory, where the research on the development of a new rough and tough material is carried out, a scientist tests the new material to find its strength. After completing an experiment, the scientist reports the minimum impact necessary to break it. His emphasis is on the nature of the material. He knows that the material breaks according to its own nature. He understands that he is the instrumental cause to impart the impact. Even he speaks and writes sentences such as, “This particular variety of glass breaks with so much impact ...” Thus, the scientist does not become the doer of the breaking of the glass. He knows that the glass has its own breaking parameters under which it breaks. In other words, from the view point of the scientist, the glass breaks according to its own nature which is being investigated by him.
Just like breaking of the glass, in this stanza 91 we see that in real sense, the transformation of the matter into Kārmika matter takes place according to the nature of the matter (Pudgala), and the soul becomes instrumental cause for such a transformation.
In the language of the scriptures, we call the instrumental cause as Nimitta. Any happening in an Upādāna, in accordance with the definite laws of nature, due to one or more than one Nimitta is technically known as an outcome due to NimittaNaimittika relationship. The phrase 'Nimitta-Naimittika relationship’ of scriptures may be understood as the happening of transformation in accordance with definite laws of nature.
परमप्पाणं कुव्वं अप्पाणं पि य परं करितो सो। अण्णाणमओ जीवो कम्माणं कारगो होदि॥92॥ परमप्पाणमकुव्वं अप्पाणं पि य परं अकुव्वंतो। सोणाणमओ जीवो कम्माणमकारगो होदि।।93॥
Paramappāņam kuvvam appāņam pi ya param karinto so. Aņņāṇamao jīvo kammāņam kārago hodi. ||92|| Paramappāṇamakuvvam appāņam pi ya param akuvvanto. So ņāṇamao jīvo kammāṇamakārago hodi.|93|||
Jain Education International
For Personal & Private Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
