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CHAPTER 6
Having described the fundamentals
Jīva (the living) and
Ajīva (the non-living) the venerable author, now, describes the third fundamental – ‘Asrava or Influx'.
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Forms Of Influx -
Kāyavānmanahkarma yogah || 1 ||
Sa asravaḥ || 2 ||
The sum total of the activity of the body mind and speech is Yoga. That (Yoga) itself is (the cause of) influx (of the karma matter into the field of the soul). (1–2)
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Forms of Yoga
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TATTVARTHA SUTRA
Subhah punyasya || 3 ||
Asubhah papasya || 4 ||
Subha-yoga or pious activities of the body mind and speech cause punya-asrava or influx of beneficial karma-matter into the soul-field. Asubha-yoga or the impious activities of the body, mind and speech cause Papasrava or the influx of harmful karma-matter into the soul-field. (3-4)
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THE INFLUX
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Sakasāyākasayayoḥ samparāyikeryāpathayoh || 5 || The passionate and dispassionate activities of the body mind and speech, respectively, result in Samparāyika binding and Iryāpathika - momentary (unbonding) influx (5)
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