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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SAMAYSARA
(by relinquishing his own pure nature) to those modifications he becomes the karta or the agent These impure psychic modifications operating as instrumental cause, matter assumes of its own accord the corresponding kar mic modifications
COMMENTARY Thus it is emphasised that ātma or Self is only an instrumental cause, nimitta kārana and not substantive cause, upadāna kärana, of the various material karmas
परमप्पाण कुव्वदि अप्पाण पिय पर करतो सो।
अण्णाणमओ जीवो कम्माण कारगो होदि ॥१२॥ Paramappānam kurvadı appānam piya param karanto so Annanamavo jivo kammanam karago hodi
(92) परमात्मान कुर्वन्नात्मानमपि च पर कुर्वन् स ।
अज्ञानमयो जीव कर्मणा कारको भवति ॥९२।। 92 That ignorant Self which makes non-self, Self, and the Self non-self, becomes karta or causal agent of those various karmas
COMMENTARY
The Self ignorant of his true nature is incapable of differentjating himself from the external objects He readily assumes the qualities of the external objects and equally transfers his own attributes to the external objects On account of this transposition of attributes or adhyasa, the Self puts on the qualities which really belong to matter For example the temperature variation of the environment of being hot and cold is transferred to himself by an ordinary man who will say I am hot or I am cold Similarly the feelings of affection and hatred are attributes relating to karmic matter and yet the ignorant ego will feel identical with these attributes and say, "I desire," "I hate," "I am angry, etc.” Thus vitiated by ignorance the Self figures as the karta or the agent in relation to the various alien characteristics
परमप्पाणमकुव्वी अप्पाण पि य पर अकुव्वतो। सो णाणमओ जीवो कम्माणमकारगो होदि ॥९३॥