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126
The Doer (Kartā) and the deed (Karma)
This is a very powerful message. These stanzas are very helpful to correct the views of those living beings who think that others are responsible for their anger or other emotions. These stanzas provide the command of liberation and bonding of a soul to the soul itself.
Parallel to Gāthā 120, here we have Gāthā 125. In Gāthā 120 we note that the matter transforming into Jñānāvaraṇīya Karma (etc.) is Jñānāvaraṇīya Karma (etc.). It is similar to the common notion that a piece of gold transformed into a necklace is a necklace. Here in Gāthā 125, Ācārya Kundakunda says that if the Upayoga of a soul transforms into anger then the soul is anger. Similarly, a soul can be ego, deceit, or greed.
Question: What do we mean by the statement, 'soul is anger”? Answer: The statement, 'this piece of gold is necklace', conveys
that the piece of gold is in a necklace form at this moment. Since it is a form, therefore, this form may change. That piece of gold might have not been in the necklace form a few days earlier or it may not remain the necklace after a few days. For gold to be necklace it is an essential condition that its form resembles with that of a necklace. Similarly, for a Jīva to be called as anger it is essential that there is anger in the Upayoga of the Jiva at that moment. (For more insight and significance regarding the presence or absence of anger in the Upayoga' Gāthā 246 and Kalasa 165 may be helpful.)
It may also be noted that when one person says that this piece of gold is necklace, another person may say for the same piece of gold that it is heavy, somebody else may say, “it is beautiful, or 'it is yellow'... Each one may be correct. Each one is describing some aspect of the gold piece under consideration. In the same way, a Jiva can be anger as well as ego etc.
जं कुणदि भावमादा कत्ता सो होदि तस्स कम्मस्स। णाणिस्स स णाणमओ अण्णाणमओ अणाणिस्स॥126॥ अण्णाणमओ भावो अणाणिणो कुणदि तेण कम्माणि। 011079317 Unifora gut guila 1-675 HIPOT 1112711
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