________________ 74 Siri Sirivalakaba Contrary is the case in perfect. They must. first be, experienced up to a certain limit and then they can be destroyed by hard and extremely pure inward penance ). The natural character ( FRETE ) of these 8 main divisions. of Karma can be understood by 8 illastrations givien in verse 38 of the perarak kuras follows: T54FSETSEM-Esferagere SRTON जह एएसि भावा, कम्माणऽवि जाण तह भावा॥" We shall discuss the same briefly below : (I) The Nature of malecofterent. It is just like a 'bandage ( )' to our eyes ( cf. 1909 avek a tacti'). Just as we cannot see anything if our eyes are bandagod, in the same way on account of the bandage of the m ercofrer and we cannot see anything by the eye of our knowledge. Thus, in short, sapratTofter becomes a hindrance to a man in acquiring knowledge. (2) The Nature of metalicercufferat Just as a king cannot see a man stopped by the door-keeper (प्रतिहार or वेत्रिन Pk. वित्ति), in the same way the soul cannot see the things and objects of this world in their real nature, being stopped by the covering of दर्शनावरणीयकर्म (3) The Nature of here . This is the most powerfal of all Karmas, and it becomes a great hin
