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giving fruits, the karma gets disintegrated into particles of matter, and it is destroyed. It is called pradeŝodaya.
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7. Udiraṇa-It is a premature realisation of the karma. Karma does not immediately bear fruit as soon as it is bound. It arises after the period of potentiality or the period of non-production which is called abadhakala. And it continues to operate till it fructifies fully. But it is not possible to make a defined predicational rule about udīraṇā. However, in the normal course of thing udiraṇā is possible in the case of the same type of karma which is in operation.
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Upasamana--This is the process of the suppression of karma, before it bears effect. Upasamana is possible where there is a possibility of udvartanā and apavartana and transformation (sankramaṇa). Upasamana is only suppression and not destruction of the karma in producing its effects, just as the burning embers of fire produced by coal are covered by ashes and they are prevented from giving their full effects of the fire. But as soon as the ashes covering the embers of fire are removed the effect of fire is felt in its intensity, so also the suppressed karma has to get itself exhausted and produce its effects in varying degrees after the process of suppression no longer ope
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9. Nidhatti-It is the process by which karma is made incapable of all processes except udvartana and apavartanā-increased and decreased realisation. Under certain conditions the karmic particles are so intensely glued that it becomes impossible to affect them in any way except by increased or decreased realisation.1
10. In the Nikacita even these processes are impossible. In this case the duration, intensity and strength of the karma are deterJiva is bound to mined by the very time of the bondage of karma. suffer the fruition of this type of karma.
11. Abadhakala - Abādhākāla is the duration of the karmic state from the time of its bondage to the time of fruition. The extent of the abadhākāla has been measured with reference to the extent of
1 Kalghatgi (T. G.): Karma and Rebirth, ch. 2.
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