Verse 1942

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

न नामरूपमक्ष्यस्तमस्मिन्जन्मनि बिद्यते ।
तेषां चान्यभवाभावे तदुच्छेदः प्रसज्यते ॥ १९४२॥

na nāmarūpamakṣyastamasminjanmani bidyate |
teṣāṃ cānyabhavābhāve taducchedaḥ prasajyate || 1942 ||

In the case in question there can be no ‘name-form’ to which one has been habituated, during the present birth.—As in the case of these persons, if there has been no previous birth, there should be entire absence of the said desire, etc.—(1942)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The following might be urged:—“There may be association with names due to repeated practice; but that does not prove what is wanted; in fact, it only proves the contrary, i.e. the fact of being preceded (and produced) by repeated practice during the present life.”

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 1942 above]