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अध्याय - ६
अल्पारम्भपरिग्रहत्वं मानुषस्य ॥१७॥
[ अल्पारम्भपरिग्रहत्वं ] अल्प आरम्भ और अल्प परिग्रहपने का भाव [ मानुषस्य ] मनुष्यायु के आस्रव का कारण हैं।
The influx (asrava) of karmas which lead to life as a human-being (manusya) is caused by dispositions of slight activity that result in infliction of pain - ārambha - and attachment to possessions - parigraha.
The causes of the influx of karmas which lead to birth in the infernal regions have already been described. The opposites of these cause the influx of karmas which lead to birth as a human being. To elaborate, the following are the causes: humility, gentle disposition, simplicity in behaviour, slight passions (kaṣāya), being free from distressful disposition at the time of death, and so on.
Is that all which causes the influx of life-karma leading to birth as a human being?
स्वभावमार्दवं च ॥१८॥
[ स्वभावमार्दवं ] स्वभाव से ही सरल परिणाम होना [ च ] भी मनुष्यायु के आस्रव का कारण है।
Natural mildness (mṛdutā) also leads to the influx (asrava) of life-karma leading to birth as a human being (manusya).
The nature of being mild or gentle is mildness or gentleness - mṛdutā or mardava. To be naturally mild is natural mildness. Natural means
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