Surprising Results of Karma

In this Chapter the Acharyas have described the great dominating power of merits and demerits and the different fruits originated from virtuous and non-virtuous acts.

श्रीतीर्थाधिपचक्रर्वितहलभृल्लक्ष्मीशमुख्या: परा
धर्मदेव जग्त्त्रयोत्तमयश: श्वेतीकृताशान्तरा:
अद्यापि प्रतपत्यवित्रितजन्नामान एवं विधा।
आसन् कम्पितखेचरेश्वरसुरक्ष्मापालचक्रा अपि।।८।।

The eminent persons who have defeated the great kings Vidyadhars and Indras, purified this world by their great name and fame and have glorified whole of the vastness of this universe through their world wide reputation and dignity such supreme distinguished beings as great Tirthankaras, Chakravarties, Balbhadras, Laxmish (Narayan) have born in this world due to the influence of true religion.

करचरणादौ तुल्ये दृश्यन्ते दु:खदूनमनसोऽन्ये।
तत्राधर्म: स्फूर्जति सातिशयं निश्चयाज्जगति।।९।।

In this world, though all people appear to be equal outwardly but some remain always sad and unhappy in their heart. This is definitely the result of Adharma or sins.

समेऽपि यत्ने पुरुषा: प्रकृष्टे लभन्त एके हि फलम् विशालम् ।
परे तु कष्टं परितोऽपि पुष्टं समथ्र्यते सद् िभरिहप्यदृष्टम्।।१०।।

Though all people work similarly (their efforts are similar) but some of them get the excess of happiness and others the excess of misery. Therefore, in such good and bad results destiny is the only cause. It is said by the noble persons.

पाथोदा: परिपूरयन्ति परित: पाथोभिरेतां धरां
काले यत्पवनो वहत्यपि तथा शीतं च तापं क्वचित् ।
तत्रापि प्रतपत्यवारितरस: संसारिधर्मो ध्रुवं
नैवं चेदगमिष्यदेकतमतामौंर्भूभुव: स्वस्त्रयी।।११।।

When the time is good, rains happen in a favouring weather and at a proper time. In the good time, the wind blows normally neither too hot nor too cold. Even all these natural activities should be considered the result of merits and demerits of jeevas. If it is wrong then all the three lokas (worlds-Urdhav loka, madhya loka and adho loka) will be equal and that is never possible.

पतित नरकं प्रायो लोकोऽनिपित्सुरपिं ध्रुवं
वृजिनभरतो जानान: संस्तदीयगति यथा।
नृपतिवनिताधीनं धन्यं परे भुवर्नािचतं
सुरपतिपुरं पुण्यवासा: प्रयान्त्यपरे तथा।।१२।।

As jeevas, not wishing to go to Narak fall down in Narak inspite of knowing its terrible sufferings due to their sins (paap). Like that, other virtuous people get the immense prosperity and favouring circumstances as the noble king, ideal wife etc. And the supreme beings, the incarnation of noble virtues, get the heavenly pleasures being the Lord of Heaven.

यथाङ् गमध्यक्षसुखे हि धर्मस्तथा परोक्षेऽपि च मोक्षसौख्ये।
भोगोपभोगादिसुखाय धर्मो मित्रादियत्नोऽपि निमित्तमात्राम् ।।१३।।

As religion is the cause of direct worldly pleasures, similarly, it is the cause of indirect enternal happiness, that is salvation. Religion is the base for all worldly comforts and luxuries. In this regard the efforts of our friends and relatives are secondary.

ये वाञ्छन्ति ततोऽकलह् कपदर्वी ये त्रेदशं मानुषं
सौख्यं विश्वजनैकविस्मयकरं कल्याणमालाधरम्।
धर्मस्तैरुचितो विधातुमनिशं तस्माद्विनैतन्न यत्
छायाछत्रदिगन्तरस्तरुवरो दृष्टो न बीजाद्विना।।१४।।

The Bhavya jeevas who really wish to gain Moksha, the ideal state of soul and the heavenly pleasures and the pleasures of Manava Gati (Human race), the persons who are willing to get the perfect happiness and treasures of Great Tirthankaras having five Kalyanaks (five holy happennings of Tirthankers’ life). Such persons should follow religion in their life. Well, the big tree which spreads shelter to the various sides is never devoid of seed. So, as the origin of a tree is not possible without seed, similarily it is foolish to imagine happiness without religion.

धर्मांज्जन्म कुले कलङ् कविकले कल्यं वयुर्यौवनं,
सौभाग्यं चिरजीवितव्यरुिंचर रामा रतिर्वा परा।
सामथ्र्य शरर्णािथरक्षणपरं स्थानं प्रधानं सुखं,
स्र्विन: श्रेयसंभवं वरमपि प्राप्येत िंक नो नृभि:।।१५।।

Man is born in a noble and respectable family due to religion. He gets a young and healthu body that leads to the good name in the world. The religious man gets the beautiful wife like Rati. He is powerful and generous to give shelter to the helpless victims and himself gets a superb place in the world. Well, religion imparts the most perfect and noble things to man, Religion is the basis of all our worldly and heavenly pleasures.

जायन्ते जन्तवो धर्मात् सिद्धगताविव।
पापादतीव निन्द्यायामन्ये श्वभ्रगताविय।।१६।।

If man follows religion, he is born in the high caste similar to Siddha fati. On the other hand, the sinners are born in the low mean caste similar to Narak Gati in its sufferings.

इक्ष्वाक्वादिसमन्वयेषु विबुधा विश्वार्चनाधामसु
सुत्रामप्रमुखाश्च येषु जननं काङ्क्षन्ति तेषु स्वयम् ।
जायन्ते नृभवे समेऽपि सुकृतात् केचित् पुनर्दुष्कृता
न्निन्द्यैरप्यतिनिन्दितेषु सकले तुल्येऽपि लग्नादिके।।१७।।

We can distinguish the infinite persons though belonging to the same Manushya Gati on the basis of their birth, family and prosperity. Some persons are born in those great Ekshvaku and Kuruvanshai which are worshipped by all and desired by the celestial beings equal to Indra. A majority of people though born at the same time, day etc. but are dammed to the lowest caste cursed even by the mean one.

गर्भे केचिदपूर्णरूपवपुषो बाल्येऽपरे यौवने
रामारम्यतरे तरां निरुपमे धर्मार्थकामक्षमे।
वृद्धत्वेऽनवनं प्रयान्ति गहनं सर्वत्र कालाननं
यत्तत् पापविजृम्भितं मतिमतां पूजास्पदैर्र्विणतम् ।।१८।।

Death is painful but an inevitable truth of life. Nobody can escape from the cruel hands of death. Many jeevas die with undeveloped or developed bodies in the pregnancy period and many others in the childhood. Some go from this world for ever in young age, the best period of human life, as in this age man is full of spirit, vigour and will power to lead to the path of religion (spiritual), wealth (material) and lust (sexual) and some die in the old age. So death is similar to everybody, the king or the beggar. Nobody can conquer death in any stage. This shows that even untimely death (Aakal Maran) is the result of man’s previous sins.

सेव्यन्ते गर्भवासे भटबुधधनिभि: केचिदन्ये शिशुत्वे
लोवैरालोक्यमाना अहमहमिकया बालचन्द्रेण तुल्या:।
वत्स्यन्तेऽमा शुभार्थै: स्वजनपरिजनैयौवने वाद्र्धकेऽन्ये
र्कीितव्याप्तत्रिलोका अपि रिपुनिवहै: पालिताज्ञा: सदैव।।१९।।

There are many jeevas who are served by the rich and wise persons in pregnancy and many others in their childhood, growing like moon, are looked after by the people with great love and care. It is true that many jeevas live happily in their young age in all pleasures in the company of their family and realtives. There are many jeevas who pass their period of old age peacefully earning great fame and reputation even among their competitors.

आनीयन्ते गृहे स्वे कथमपि वै: वैर्नोचितै: संभ्रियन्ते
उत्सार्यन्ते ततोऽन्ये विचलितचित्ता: वैर्न वैरप्यनिष्टै:।
धन्यास्तद्वान्त्यनिष्टं परमिह शिष्टा गृहण्ते सर्वथेष्टं
पापानां वैपरीत्यादिदमपि कष्टं कस्य वच्मो विचार्यम् ।।२०।।

The noble and religious persons are invited by a number of people with great honour to their homes and served by the best possible means. On the other hand, the irreligious fellows are insulted and rebuked by all the people and greeted with heart piercing words and abuses. They are exiled from the homes. So the wise persons should restrain from the sins and follow religion.Well, the suffering of the Adharmi (irreligious) persons are beyond words.

नन्द्या जीयाश्च भूयस्त्र्भिुवनजनताखण्ड़लो नित्यमेवं
गन्धर्वैर्गीयमान: सुललितवचनैर्मागधै: पठ्यमान:।
प्रात: प्रार्तिवलासैरपगतसुकृतागौचरै: प्राच्र्यमानो
निद्रामुन्निद्रपुण्यस्त्यजति नृपशतैर्नम्यमानाड्रिघ्रपद्म:।।२१।।

The noble persons are greeted by the Gandharvas (a type of angel) with so many blessings as “May you have immense victory and prosperity. May you be seated on the supreme reign of Indra.” In the morning the noble persons are worshipped by Bhatts (a group of singers) with sweet songs. Such persons are gifted with the supreme luxury that is a dream to sinners. In this way the noble persons get up in the morning, blesses with so many good wishes.

रे रे पापिष्ठ कुष्टिन्नलसतममहाराजनिर्लज्जचेट
कष्टं प्रोत्थाप्यसे त्वं गृहपतिशयने संवृते रे मयैवम् ।
मञ्चं कश्चिज्जहाति श्रवणपथमनोन्मन्थिनीं वाचमित्थं
शृश्वन् कुस्वामिचेट्या व्यपगतसुकृत: प्रातरुद्गीयमान:।।२२।।

Contrary to this, the irreligious wicked fellows leave their bed in the morning, hearing the bitter words and abuses of the maid servant of the curel king (master) “Ah Kushti, shameless fellow ! I say you to get up. The master has awakened.’‘

हृच्छोषकासगलगण्डशिरोर्ऽितकुष्ठ—
श्लेष्मानिलप्रभृतिरोगणैर्न जातु।
लक्ष्म्या भवन्ति सुकृतात् सुचिरायुषश्च
नाप्यल्पमृत्युमिह ते प्रविलोकयन्ते।।२५।।

The noble persons never suffer from the diseases as tumour, T.B., cough, severe pains, leporasy, acidity etc. They are blessed with a long life. They never have an untimely death.

अन्ये समस्तावयवप्रकम्प—प्रलीनचेष्टा: परिशिष्टकष्टा:।
इतीव संचिन्तयता न नीता यमेन हा प्राणिवधोद्यमेन।।२६।।

Contrary to this, the bad fellows are incapable to do any work as their whole body shivers. They remain sick, suffer and weep all the time but Yamraj (the master of death), the arch enemy of mankind, does not come to remove his sufferings or the wicked persons do not-die as death is not the friend of them. They are bound to live and suffer.

रूपिण्य एव सुकृतेन मदालसाश्च
यूनां मनोसि रमयन्त्य उदग्रकान्ते:।
भार्या भवन्ति भुवने कृतिनां सुमित्रा
गौर्य: श्रियोऽपि रतयोऽप्युचिर्तैिवलासै:।।२७।।

Inthis Loka, the noble persons have the ideal beautiful wives like Rati, Sumitra, Gauri, Laxmi knowing the art to attract the people. They are extremely beautiful and expert to charm millions of the people with their behaviour.

यत्कोटिसंख्यरिपुदारणसंख्यमध्येऽसंख्यातवारमुपलब्धजया भवन्ति।
यच्चाज्ञयैव परिपान्ति नरा जगन्ति जेगीयते कृतिजनैस्तदिदं सुधर्मात् ।।३१।।I

n such a terrible war, where millions of people are killed and doomed to death, the noble and great persons win many a times and govern this Universe only through their words. This is only the influence of religion which is worshipped by the wholeworld.

चक्री बाहुबलीश्वरेण तुलितो बाहुद्वयेनाहवे
वैलासोऽपि च रावणेन जयिना गोवर्धनो विष्णुना।
यच्चापि प्रसभं पृथातनुभुवा तूर्ण च तीर्णोऽर्णव
स्ताद्विस्पूर्जतर्मूिजतं त्रिभुवने सद्धर्मचिन्तामणे:।।३२।।

In the battefield Bahubali lifted the Great Bharat Chakravarti with his two hands, Ravan raised Kailash Mountain and Lord Krishna raised the Goverdhan Parvata and Arjuna the son of Pratha crossed the great Lavan Samundra. All this should be considered the influence of religion which is Chintamani itself (A unique jewel which fulfils every desire adked for).

धराधरैर्वारिधिमि: समग्रामभ्युद्धरन्त्येव धरां कृतार्था:।
प्रत्यंशुभिस्तूलमिवापरे स्युस्तृणस्य कुब्जीकरणेऽसमर्था:।।३३।।

The religious good persons are able to move this earth full of numberless mountains and oceans quite easily as if it is cotton but the sinners do not have the stamina even to fold a small straw.

स्याद् द्वािंत्रशत्सहस्त्रै: प्रणयविनतिभि: सेवितो भूपतीनां
त्रिस्तावद्भि: सुरस्त्रीविसरविजयिनां कान्तकान्ताजनानाम्।
रत्नैद्र्वि: सप्तसंख्यैरनिधनसुधनै: संनिधार्नैिनधानै
र्मत्यानां मूर्धवर्ती मणिरिव सुकृतान्र्नििमताच्चक्रवर्ती।।३४।।

The Chakravarti (Great Emperor), served by humble thirty two thousand king, worshipped by 96 thousand beautiful wives that surpass even the heavenly nymphs in beauty and beautified with fourteen royal supreme jewels and nine treasures are like the crown of the forhead of human beings. They are much superior to human beings. This is all the result of pre-acquired good deeds or religion.

भूपा व्रजन्ति चलचामरवीज्यमाना:
श्वेतातपत्रध्वलीकृताविश्वदेशा:।
लीलां द्युनायकभवां च विलम्बमाना
जम्पानयानचतुरङ् गचमूवृतास्ते।।३६।।

The kings beautified with moving chamars (a royal device used to enhance the grace of super ones) and whose head is covered by white coloured kshatra (royal umberalla) that is symbolic of their great deeds of purification of the earth, who are equal to Indra in their eminence, followed by `Chaturangi Sena’ (the army containing Elephants, horses, charoits and soldiers) move in their kingdom. Well, this all is the influence of religion.