Soul Science Part 02

Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal
Publisher: Kundakunda Gyanpith

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Virtue and Vice (Punya and Papa)
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तस्योदयेन जीवो मिथ्यादृष्टिरिति ज्ञातव्य: ।।161|| ज्ञानस्य प्रतिनिबद्धं अज्ञानं जिनवरैः परिकथितम् । तस्योदयेन जीवोऽज्ञानी भवति ज्ञातव्यः ।।162 ।।
चारित्रप्रतिनिबद्धः कषायो जिनवरैः परिकथितः ।
तस्योदयेन जीवोऽचारित्रो भवति ज्ञातव्यः ।।163।।
It is to be known that just as the whiteness of cloth is obscured by its being attached with dirt, in the same way, the right belief [of soul is obscured] by the covering of dirt of wrong belief. [157]
It is to be known that just as the whiteness of cloth is obscured by its being attached with dirt, in the same way, the knowledge [of soul is obscured] by the covering of dirt of [spiritual] ignorance. [158]
It is to be known that just as the whiteness of cloth is obscured by its being attached with dirt, in the same way, the conduct [of soul is obscured] by the covering of dirt of soul- soiling-passions. [159]
[Though by nature] it (soul) is capable of knowing and perceiving all, but due to bondage with its own Karma it wanders in the cycles of birth and death and does not know all with their all aspects. [160]
It is narrated by omniscient lords that the wrong-belief-Karma blocks the right belief, and it is to be known that due to its rise, the living being becomes wrong believer. [161]
It is narrated by omniscient lords that the ignorance [Karma] blocks the knowledge, and it is to be known that due to its rise the living being becomes ignorant. [162]
It is narrated by omniscient lords that the soul- soiling-passion [Karma] blocks the conduct, and it is to be known that due to its rise the living being becomes devoid of [truthful] conduct. [163] Annotation
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