1. What is Life (Age) Karma ?
(1) Which leads the Jiva (living beings) to life in the infernal, etc. births, is Ayukarma'.
(2) Which leads to assume life, is 'Ayukarma'.
(3) Which blocks a living being in a particular body-form, is Ayukarma.
2. During how many Apkarsha Kal age-bond takes place and what is Apkarsha Kal ?
Age-bond takes place during eight Apkarsha periods. The suitable time for age bond, is Apkarsha Kala.
3. When age-bond takes place in living beings and Triyanchas, i.e. animals, birds ,etc. of Karmabhumi?
Eight declination periods occur in remaining one third part of the age, for example - some person's age is 729 years then there will be no age-bond up to 486 years, the age-bond will occur between first one small time-unit of remaining 243 years and some less 48 minutes (Antramuhurta) If no age-bond occurs during this period then further one third part of remaining age will be calculated sequentially and so on as shown below.
in case no age-bond occurs during these eight declination-periods then it will as a rule occur definitely when the remaining age remains Asamkshepaddha Kala' (numerableth part of an Avali) i.e. minimum duration of trail (Avali is time equal to blinking of an eye). One can't move to the next birth (life) without ticket (i.e. without age-bond for the next life). Just as it is written on the ticket-window of the railway station - 'The ticket window will be closed 5 minutes before the departure of the train',i.e. first purchase the ticket then ride on the train, similarly, bind the age first only then the train for next body-form will depart, i.e. death will take place. The age bond can also occur from first declination period and in all the declination periods. ( Shri Dhavla book 14/165)
4. When age-bond takes place in celestial and infernal beings?
Age-bond in celestial and infernal beings takes place during eight declination periods of remaining six months of their present age.
5. When age-bond in human beings and Tiryamcha (animals and birds etc.) of Bhogbhumi occurs ?
The age-bond of these beings also occurs during eight declination periods of remaining six months of their present age. It takes place in eightApkarsha Kala during last nine months of their age according to other opinion.
6. What is untimely death?
Death before completing the present age is untimely death.
7. What are the causes of untimely death ?
Acharya Kund Kund Swami has enumerated following causes of untimely death in ‘Bhava Pahud. precept no. 25. विसवेयण रत्तक्खय भय सत्थग्गहण संकिलेसाणं ।
आहारुस्सासाणं णिरोहणा खिज्जए आउ ।।भाव पाहुड़ 25 ।।
Meanings - That is, the age is decayed due to painful suffering from poisoning, anaemia, fear, weapon's hurt, suffering (affliction) and preventing (stopping) of food and breathing. It is called untimely death or 'Kadlighata-maran', i.e. accidental death caused due to any of the above main reasons.
8. Whether untimely death occurs in all the four body-form?
No. Celestial beings, infernal beings and human beings and Tiryancha' (animal and birds) of Bhogbhumi do not die of untimely death. Only human beings and 'Tiryamchas' of Karambhumi (Land of action) die of untimely death.
9. Whether all human beings and 'Tiryamcha' die of untimely death ?
No. Jiva who has bonded the age for the next birth does not die of untimely death and also beings of 'Charmottam Deha' do not die of untimely death ,(i.e. beings of ultimate and excellent body who will get salvation in the same birth). But untimely death may occur of possessors of 'Charam Deha', (i.e. ultimate body-through which one attains salvation in the same birth) like-Pandavas, etc. Bseings of 'Uttam' body ,i.e. super body-form may also die ofuntimely death, like Subhom Chakravarti, Krishna, Brhamdutta Chakravarti ,etc. Who are both of 'Uttam' (super) and 'Charam body', such Teerthankaras of 'Charmottam Deha' are exceptions of untimely death, untimely death of all others is possible. (Tatvarthvratti, 2/53/110). But Acharya Aklankdeva in the treatise Rajvartika (2/53/6-9), has taken the word ‘Charam' as the adjective of 'Uttam’s, hence beings of 'Charam' body do not die of untimely death.
10. Give the example of untimely death ?
One earthen pot is filled with water with a hole in it. One by one drop of water is dropping from it. Suppose this pot is emptied in 24 hours. Some one hits it with a stone due to which whole water came out of it once for all. Same is the position of 'Nisheka' of the 'Ayu Karma' (Specific aggregate of karmic molecules, i.e. percolating cells) which are shedding at every moment. Likewise, some one caused destruction of the body and all the Nishekas' got sheded all together. This very is the state of untimely death.
11. What is' Bhujyaman 'Ayu', whether we can decrease - increase the 'Bhujyaman Ayu,' i.e. present age ?
The age which one is presently enjoying, is 'Bhujyamana Ayu'. 'Bhujyamana' (Present age) can not be increased but it can be decreased.
12. Whether bonded age can be decreased or increased ?
The age that has been bonded for the next birth is also increased and decreased. Increase takes place only in declination period but decrease can happen at any time, for instance, one truck full of sand is going, a little bit of sand is continuously falling from it by degrees, i.e. declination is happening, but it is to be increased ,i.e. some more sand is to be dropped in it then the truck has to be stopped then only sand can be filled in it. That is to say that increase
happens only in Apkarsha period and decrease can happen at any time.
13. What is the equation of age-bond during eight declination periods ?
(Suppose) One bonded the age-bond of 100 years during first declination period, and of 120 years during second declination period then age of 120 years will be pre-eminent. In the same way one bonded the age of 100 years in the first declination period and of 80 years in the second declination period then 100 years will remain pre-eminent. (commentary on Karam-Kand, Gatha 643)
14. How much 'Aabadha 'is there of the 'Ayu Karma'? (A time period between binding and fruition of Karmas)?
The highest time period between binding and fruition of Ayu Karma' is one third of one 'Purva Koti' and the lowest period is minimal duration of trail (Asamkshepaddha, i.e. neumerablth part of an 'Avali'). (Karam Kand, Gatha 917)
15. What is' Aabadha?
Abadha is a time-period between binding and fruition of Karma for instances 'Khir' (rice boiled in milk with sugar) is ready being cooked but it can't be eaten immediately after it is cooked, it is eaten when it becomes some cold. The time consumed in its cooling is Abadha period.
16. Whether untimely death happens due to thought activities of agony/mental pain ?
Yes! mental agony increasing due to more tension, excessive labour and family-feud also becomes cause of untimely death.
17. What is called 'Baddhayushka' and whether 'Baddhayushka' can obtain right faith?
One who has bonded the age for the next birth, is called 'Baddhayushka'. A 'Jiva' can obtain right faith even after binding any of the four ages. (Karam Kand, 334)
18. Whether a 'Baddhayushka' can assume restraint ?
One who has not bonded any of the age, can assume both the partial restraint and complete restraint (Mahavrata). He can assume partial and complete restraint even after binding the age of celestial being but if he has bonded the infernal-age, 'Tiryamcha' - age or the age of human beings, can not assume partial or complete restraint. (Karam Kand, Gatha 334)
19. How much time a Jiva takes in attaining the new body after death ?
At the most three 'Samaya'. After it he necessarily starts forming the next body in the fourth 'Samaya'. After death the 'Jiva' goes according to his class ('Shreni').
'Shreni' is the row of space-points situated in the universe starting from the middle of the universe and goes to upper, lower and slanting like graph paper or warf and woof of the cloth.
20. Whether the 'Jiva' goes straight after death or also takes turn?
In both ways. In which the 'Jiva' has to take turn, is 'Vigrahagati', i.e. transit from one body to another or Vigraha' that is movement towards getting the next body, is 'Vigrahagati'. In which no turn is needed, is 'Riju-gati', i.e. straight motion. (Sarvartha Siddhi, 2/25/310)
21. How many kinds are there of Vigraha motions ?
These are of four kinds - 'Ishugati', 'Panimukta gati', 'Langalika gati' and 'Gomutrika gati'.
- 'Ishugati' (straight or bow-like motion) - Turnless motion like an arrow released from the bow, is 'Ishugati'. It takes only one time-unit.
- 'Panimukta gati' (curved motion or transmigatory motion of soul) - Like substance thrown slanting (oblique) by the hand which takes only one turn, is Panimukta gati. It takes two time-periods.
- 'Langulika gati' - Like plough which is of two turns. In the same way the motion which takes two turns, is 'Langulika gati'. It takes three time-periods.
- 'Gomutrika gati' (curved motion in the style of urination of cow) - Just as when the cow urinates while walking then it takes many turns ,i.e. three turns, similarly, the motion of three turns, is calld 'Gomutrika gati'. It takes four time-periods.
22. Who owns 'Vigraha' and 'Avigraha' gati ?
The motion of Liberated soul is, precisely, (only) turnless , i.e. it takes no turn at all and that of worldly beings it can either be with 'Vigraha' or without 'Vigraha', i.e. of both the types.
