Book Title: tman_and_moksa
Author(s): G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir The Vaişpava Saints of .... 693 actions are being done through men by God Himself. The jiva is not the real agent of actions (kartě). Narasimha clearly states that the sense that 'I do the action' is clearly indicative of nescience (ajñāna); it is a false sense in the same way as a dog walking under a running carriage feels as if it itself drags the carriage. The universe is a system and it works according to certain set laws; we wrongly attribute the actions to ourselves. One gets what he deserves, One has to experience whatever has been destined for him. All the actions are wrongly attributed to us as the doers. In fact everything is determined by the actions in the past birth. Everything happens according to the chain of causes and effects and according to the doctrine of Karma. What one experiences is not a matter of his choice. The soul being governed by ignorance revolves on the wheel of births and deaths and continues to revolve so long as it is not delivered by the grace of the God. 3 Narasimha held that liberation or mukti could be achieved only by muttering the name of the Lord with sincere devotion and profound love for Him. Narasimha does not dogmatically say that mere faith or devotion without knowledge can bring about the final release. However, he holds that philosophical deliberation without genuine faith and wholehearted devotion to the Lord is incapable of bringing about i Desai I. C. (Editor): Brhat Kavya Dohana, Song 1, p. 29. 2 Ibid. Song 1, p. 29. 3 Ibid. Song 19, p. 24. For Private And Personal

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