Samayasara OR Nature of Self

SR No.: 011119
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A Chakravarti
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 1950
Total Pages: 406
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 38 MB

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CHAPTER III
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79 In the same way, matter also manifests in characteristic material modifications In reality it neither manifests in, nor is identical with, nor causes the appearance of modifications in (Jiva) which substance is of alien nature
COMMENTARY Just as the Self cannot be related to physical modifications as the upādāna kārana or substantial cause, so also matter cannot be related to psychical changes as their upādāna kārana Neither jiva is the karta of karmas, nor matter is the karta of changes in the jīva Thus there can be no identity between Self and matter, chetana dravya and achetana dravya
Next it is pointed out that though Self and matter cannot be related to each other as material cause, still both may be related to each other as instrumental cause
जीवपरिणामहेदु कम्मत्त पोग्गला परिणमति ।
पोगलकम्मणिमित्त तहेव जीवो वि परिणमदि ॥८०॥ Jivaparināma hedum kammattam poggala parinamanti Poggalakamma nimittam taheva jivo vi parinamadı (80)
जीवपरिणामहेतु कर्मत्व पुद्गला परिणमन्ति ।
पुद्गलकर्मनिमित्त तथैव जीवोऽपि परिणमति ॥८०॥ 80 As conditioned by the modifications of jiva, the material particles get modified into karmas Similarly, conditioned by the karmic materials, jiva also undergoes modifications
णवि कुम्वदि कम्मगुणे जीवो कम्म तहेव जीवगुणे ।
अण्णोण्णणिमित्तण दु परिणाम जाण दोण्हपि ॥८१॥ Navı kuvvadı kammagune jivo kammam taheva jīvagune Annonnanimittena du parināmam jāna douhampı (81)
नापि करोति कर्मगुणान् जीव कर्म तथैव जीवगुणान् ।
अन्योन्यनिमित्तेन तु परिणाम जानीहि द्वयोरपि ॥८१॥ 81 Jiva does not produce changes in the qualities of karma nor does karma similarly in the qualities of jīva The modifications of those two, know ye, are the result of one conditioning the other as nimitta karana or instrumental cause