Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATI SUTRA
[Ch. X
Samudghāta (Expansion of Soul)
Samudghāta is the expansion of soul outside the body for some particular purpose, without leaving the body, and retraction to the original shape after the purpose is served. This process is a means of the premature fruition and the consequent exhaustion of the karmas of longer duration Samudghāta is of seven kinds, viz. six chădmasthika-samudghātas namly vedanā, kasāya, māranāntika, vaikriya, taijasa and ahārakasamudghātas and one kevali.samudghāta. Vedanā-samudghāta is the process of expansion of soul by which it shakes off a huge quantity of the material particles of vedaniya karma (pain-producing). Kasāyasamudghāta is that by which it shakes off the prrticles of the kasāyapudgala (i. e. cāritramohaniya karma). Māraṇāntika-samudghāta is the retraction or expansion of the soul by which it exhausts the last ayuskarma-pudgalas. In vaikriya samudghāta, the soul stretches itself in straight line in order to shake off the unwanted material particles and collect finer particles in order to assume various shapes according to its own desire. By means of taijasa samudghāta, an ascetic launches tejolesya in order to consume an object. By the āhāraka samudghāta, an ascetic versed in the fourteen Pūrvas can assume a subtle body in order to approach to a tirthankara in a distant region for the solution of his doubts. By kevali-samudghāta is meant the expansion of his soul by the kevalin (omniscient) in order to equalize the duration of his other karmas with the āyuşlarman.
The States and Processes of Karma : Karaņa” (process of energy of soul)
The karma-matter gets associated with soul on account of its passions and activities and at certain states of the soul the passions get completely destroyed, but the mental, vocal and bodily activities still exist (or continue) in causing consequent influx and bondage of karma which require some energy of soul for their origination.
i Bhs, 2, 2, 97; 13, 10, 409, and Studies in Jaina Philosophy,
p. 280. • fb, 6, 1, 230.