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121
Bonding of Karma (Bandha)
same as stanza 240, and stanza 243 is also exactly the same as stanza 238.
In stanza 246, Acārya
compares the analogy of the person without oil on his body with an enlightened person (SamyagDrști) who does not attach his I-ness with the activities of his body and mind. It may be recalled that an enlightened person considers oneself a soul, and as a soul does not consider oneself a doer of any action of body or mind. He perceives that his Upayoga (pure cognitive attribute of soul) is separate and distinct from the psychic liking, disliking, etc. With such perception, despite the actions of the body and mind, he does not attract Karmika bonding. Question: Does it mean that a SamyagDrști of fourth spiritual development stage (Gunasthana) does not undergo any new Kärmika bondage?
Answer: There happens very small bondage. This question has been discussed in detail earlier. For example, one may refer to annotations of stanzas 177-178 (also 166, 171-172).
Question: If this point is already discussed then what is new in these stanzas?
Answer: While writing the commentary of these stanzas in Atmakhyāti, Acārya Amṛtacandra has very nicely written Kalasa 165 to narrate some valuable concepts described by these stanzas. Kalasa 165 says the following:
The cosmos is filled with Kärmika dust. Let it be. A living being performs physical, vocal, and mental actions. Let them be. There is disturbance/destruction of material things and living organism by a living being. Let it be. (All these may happen with an enlightened person also). However, an enlightened person (SamyagDrști) does not bring his thoughts (Bhava) of liking-etc. (pain, pleasure, loss, gain, fear, guilt, anxiety, worry, hate, sickness ...) on the 'soil' of his Upayoga (soul). He identifies his oneness with his knowing nature. By being so, he does not get any new Kärmika bondage.
