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of the size of the body, would be suffering frequent changes and damages due to changes and damages that take place in the body. Moreover, Sabaraswāmi points out that the various limbs of the body are strengthened, and do not wither away, simply because of their being pervaded over by the soul; because at death we find that they wither away quickly.
The soul is the real doer of actions. The soul is the doer of actions and the enjoyer of their rewards. In order to maintain the consistency of the doctrine of Karma, the doer of the action must remain the same to experience the consequences of the actions done by him. They cannot be two different persons. The soul is omnipresent, and hence it is immutable. It is active and also the agent of actions, still, it does not move. How can its activity be reconciled with its immobility ? How can it act unless it itself moves ? It appears contradictory; however, Kumārila and the other Mīmāsakas trace the soul to be the ultimate agent and also the enjoyer. The soul has to be the performer of the sacrifices because it has to go to the heaven. It cannot rise to the heaven, as the old Mīmāsakas say, unless it performs the necessary sacrifices prescribed. According to the new Mīmārsakas, the end of performing sacrifices is attainment of moksa, and not reaching the heaven. But the person who attains the moksa must be that persons who undertakes the efforts for
1 Tantravārtika (S'ābarabhāsya) (English Tr.), p. 519. 2 S'lokavārtika - Section 18/84, p. 397, (English Tr.)
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