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Elaboration Gist-The gist of these aphorisms is that a soul acquires the bondage of the next life during this life itself. The conduct responsible for this bondage is also performed during this life. Only the souls with terminal bodies (Charam Shariri or those destined to liberation) do not acquire bondage of life-span (ayushya) of next birth.
Agams inform about the four alternatives of acquiring life-span (ayushya) bondage
(1) The life-span (ayushya) bondage for the next birth is acquired when one third part of the present life span remains, or (2) one ninth part remains, or (3) one 27th part remains, or (4) only six months of the present life-span (ayushya) remains. In the intervening period of passage from one birth to the next, if the movement of the soul is straight (riju gati) the life-span of the current birth continues till the place of new birth. If its movement is oblique the present life-span extends up to the first Samaya of this oblique movement and the life-span (ayushya) of the next birth begins during the second Samaya of the oblique movement. (Bhagavai Bhashya, Part-2, p. 146)
• END OF THE THIRD LESSON OF THE FIFTH CHAPTER
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