Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)

by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626

This page describes the reason for the soul moving upwards which is verse 10.6 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 6 of the chapter Liberation and includes an extensive commentary.

Verse 10.6 - The reason for the soul moving upwards

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 10.6:

पूर्वप्रयोगादसंगत्वाद्बन्धच्छेदात्तथागतिपरिणामाच्च ॥ १०.६ ॥

pūrvaprayogādasaṃgatvādbandhacchedāttathāgatipariṇāmācca || 10.6 ||

As the soul is previously impelled, as it is free from ties or attachment, as the bondage has been snapped, and as it is of the nature of darting upwards. (6)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: [पूर्वप्रयोगात्] 1-पूर्व प्रयोग से, [असंगत्वात्] 2-संग रहित होने से, [बन्धच्छेदात्] 3-बन्ध का नाश होने से, [तथागतिपरिणामात् च] और 4-तथागति परिणाम अर्थात् ऊर्ध्वगमन स्वभाव होने से मुक्त जीव के ऊर्ध्वगमन होता है।

Anvayartha: [purvaprayogat] 1-purva prayoga se, [asamgatvat] 2-samga rahita hone se, [bandhacchedat] 3-bandha ka nasha hone se, [tathagatiparinamat ca] aura 4-tathagati parinama arthat urdhvagamana svabhava hone se mukta jiva ke urdhvagamana hota hai |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

No cause has been mentioned for this upward movement. Why does it move upwards?

[read sūtra 10.6 above]

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