Yogabindu

Author(s): Haribhadrasuri, K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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YOGABINDU
But neither of these two (i. e. neither God's favour por prekiti's tiapsformation) is possible unless the soul concerned bas got a typical nature of its own; and if that be so the ultimate detesinining cause of the phenomenon in question (i.e. of one acquiring the status of a Tirthankara, Gañadhara or Mundakevalin) turns out to be this nature itself and nothiog else.
आय व्यापारमाश्रित्य न च दोपोऽपि विद्यते । अत्र माध्यस्थ्यमालम्ब्य यदि सम्यग्निरूप्यते ॥२९७|| ārlhyam vyāpāram asritya na ca doşo'pi vidyale / alra mädhjasthyam alambya jadi samyag nirūp;ale 1/297||
Or we may say that even these doctrines (i.e. the doctrine of God and the doctrine of frakli) suffer from no defect so far as their ultimate import is concerned; this will occur to us if the matter is given consideration properly and with an attitude of impartiality.
गुणप्रकपरूपो यत् सर्वैर्वन्यस्तथेप्यते । देवतातिशयः कश्चित् स्तवादेः फलदस्तथा ।।२९८॥ guņa prakarşarūpo pat sarvair vandyas tathesyate / devaratiśayah kaścit siaradch phaladastalha //2981/
Certainly, all (experts on Yoga) posit some supreme deity or other who is possessed of the most sublime spiritual merits, is worthy of veteration, and is the bestower of rewards on those who honour him with things like chants of praise.
Note: The commentator adds that the rewards in question are the result of the devotee's own act (of worship) but that they are attributed to the deity inasmuch as the deity here happens to be the object of devotion. The clarification certainly needed for a Jaina-who considers a man himself to be solely responsible for his good or bad fate.
भवंश्चाप्यात्मनो यस्मादन्यतश्चित्रशक्तिकात् । कर्माद्यभिधानादेन न्यथाऽतिप्रसङ्गतः ।।२९९।। bhavamś capy almano jasmad anyataś citrašaktikat / karmudyabhidhänāder nanyathaliprasangalah 1/299//
Similarly even when a novelty is generated in a soul on account of the presence there of an extraneous factor possessed of a variegated capacity and called karma etc. that too does not bappen otherwise (i.e. without an appropriate inherent capacity in the soul)-tbis bas to be granted in order to avoid uudesirable contingencies.