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The Samkhya-Yoga and the Jaina Theories of Parinama
The only extant commentary on Sanmati is by Abhayadeva (11th cent. A. D). It explains the meaning of the concerned Sanmati gathas in detail, the gist of which may be stated as follows:
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"Both origination and destruction are of two kinds, viz.,. 'prayogajanita' i. e. brought about by human efforts and 'vaisrasika', i. e. natural. Now, both the artificial origination and destruction and natural origination and destruction are Samudayakrta i. e. aggregational. When the disjoined members unite to make up a thing, it is an instance of aggregational origination. It is also termed 'impure origination' (apariśuddha), as it does not depend on one particular substance (but more than one). Aggregational destruction (both artificial and natural) is of two kinds, one, arising from a disjunction or division of the compo nent parts of an aggregate and the other resulting from the transformation of a thing from one state to another. The example of the former is the destruction of cloth, on the disjunction of its component parts viz., the threads, while the transformation of clay into a pot is the second kind of destruction.
Natural origination and destruction, has besides the above, one additional division, viz., Aikatvika, which is not found in the artificial utpada and vināśa. This Aikatvika Utpada and Vinaga are confined only to those single entities viz., Ākāśa, Dharma and Adharma which are indivisible wholes. Again, they are simply natural. For Ākāśa, Dharma and Adharma cannot give scope to effort as they are, unlike atom, devoid of the motion, though they undergo a modificatory change. The utpāda and vināśa of these three, is or can be simply this that they disinterestedly become a receptacle and passive instruments in effecting motion or stability from the viewpoints of Time and Space for the atom or the Soul which has the dynamic power. But such utpada and vināśa, being dependent on others are 'aniyata' or 'irregular.' (or not invariable).34
34 द्विभेद उत्पाद:- पुरुषेतरका रकव्यापारजन्यतया अध्यक्षानुमानाभ्यां तथा तस्य
