Verse 291

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

शुभाशुभं च कर्मास्ति नैव चेदात्मना कृतम् ।
तदेष भोगभेदोऽस्य कुतः समुपजायते ॥ २९१ ॥

śubhāśubhaṃ ca karmāsti naiva cedātmanā kṛtam |
tadeṣa bhogabhedo'sya kutaḥ samupajāyate || 291 ||

If good and bad deeds are not done by the soul, then wherefrom does this diversity in his experiences proceed?—(291)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

For the following reason also the character of ‘experiencer’ cannot belong to the Soul, on the ground that it cannot be the ‘doer’:—[see verse 291 above]

As a matter of fact, no one enjoys the fruit of the act that he has not done; for if he did, then this would involve the incongruity of the ‘accruing of what has not been done’, etc. etc.—(291)

The following Text states a likely answer from the other party:—[see verse 292 next]