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Shedding of Karma (Nirjarā)
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responds in this manner due to his ignorance. Due to ignorance he does not recognize that his true identity is his eternal soul which transcends physical pain and pleasure. Many persons may believe in soul but a mere belief in the soul is not sufficient for the enlightenment. In the context of this scripture, so far as the meaning of the word 'Ajñānī or un-enlightened is concerned, if one realizes that his Self is the owner of the physical or psychological pain and pleasure then he is un-enlightened (see stanzas 39-44, 51, etc. for a description about the non-ownership of soul).
To illustrate this point of bondage of Ajñānī, in stanza 219 Ācārya Kundakunda gives an example of rusting of a piece of iron placed in mud. Ācārya Kundakunda compares this behavior of iron in mud with that of an Ajñānī (spiritually ignorant) in the Kārmika mud.
These stanzas may also provide a strong motivation to a person to rise above the fearful and difficult circumstances. The ownership of difficult circumstances frightens a person. The nonownership or detachment may give a better perspective to respond to the situation.
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