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अध्याय-८
karma occurs in the case of animals and human beings who take birth with the life-span of numerable (samkhyāta)years.
What is the definition of fruition-anubhava?
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[विपाकः] विविध प्रकार का विपाक अर्थात् फल देने की शक्ति [ 3742: ] 34749
Fruition - anubhava – is the capacity of the karmas to provide various kinds of fruits.
The word ‘vipāka' means distinctive or variegated ripening. It is distinguished by influx of intense or mild dispositions, as described already. Or, different kinds of fruition assisted by differences in substance (dravya), place (kşetra), time (kāla), state-of-being (bhava) and disposition (bhāva) constitute ‘vipāka’. This ‘vipāka' is what is experienced on fruition - anubhava. From abundance of auspicious modifications or thought-activity of the soul, there is fruition-bondage of abundance of auspicious karmas, and there is fruition-bondage of very little of inauspicious karmas. Similarly, from abundance of inauspicious modifications or thought-activity of the soul, there is fruition-bondage of abundance of inauspicious karmas, and there is fruition-bondage of very little of auspicious karmas. The fruition resulting thus from appropriate causes operates in two ways, that is, by its own nature, and by the nature of another. The fruition of each of the eight main types of karmas is by its own nature alone. That is to say that the knowledge-covering karma will cover knowledge only and will not produce feeling or will not determine life or status. In case of subtypes of the karmas, except the life-karma, faith-deluding and conduct-deluding karmas, fruition is possible by others' nature also.
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