Soul Science Part 02

Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal
Publisher: Kundakunda Gyanpith

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Influx of Karma (Asrava)
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In the same way, the circumstances generated by the fruition of the pre-existing Karma cannot result into the new Kārmika bonding if the soul does not have Asrava Bhāva. In stanza 174, Ācārya Kundakunda explains that the bonding happens in accordance with the response of the soul to the external circumstances created by the fruition of Karma. With Asrava Bhāva bonding takes place, and without Asrava Bhāva there cannot be Kārmika bonding.
Ācārya Kundakunda then states in stanza 176 that in view of the above mentioned facts, a SamyagDrşti cannot be called as doer of new bonding because he does not have Āsrava Bhāva. One can also say that in absence of Āsrava Bhāva of the SamyagDrşti, the Pratyaya responsible for bringing the external circumstances at that moment do not lead to any bonding. Question: What do we mean by Asrava Bhāva? Answer: The Bhāva of a Jīva responsible for the bonding are
known as Āsrava Bhāva. Moha, Rāga, and Dveșa are Asrava Bhāva. Delusion about the Self is Moha. The word Moha includes the ignorance regarding the line of demarcation between the Self and non-Self. This also includes the ignorance about the role of the Self. To consider others as beneficial to the soul is Rāga, and to consider others as harmful to the soul is Dveșa. We shall discuss about Rāga and Dveșa in more detail in the next stanza (stanza 177). Rāga and Dveșa terms have broader meaning but at present we focus on
the meaning relevant to the present and next stanzas. Question: Stanza 174 says about the bonding of seven or eight
types of Karma. What is the significance of seven or eight? Answer: Basically there are eight types of Karma (see Appendix
6). Out of eight, life-span-determining-Karma (Ayu Karma) gets bonded only once in a lifetime. Therefore, for most of the times the new bonding with seven types of Karma takes place;