Ayushya Karma -(Determination of Age and Life)

He who has earned the Ayushya (age) Karma of the
Devagathi (divine world), becomes an angel or a Deva. He who has earned the Ayushya Karma of the
Manushya Gathi (mankind), becomes a human being. He who has earned the Ayushya Karma of the
Tiryancha Gathi (world of birds, animals, plants)
becomes a bird or an animal or a plant. He who has earned the Ayushya Karma of the
Naraka Gathi (hell), goes to hell. He who strictly follows the discipline and rules of
religion, earns the life of a Deva,

He who is charitable, merciful and performs the
religious activities, earns the life of a human being.
He who cheats and deceives others, earns
the life of a bird or an animal or a plant. He who is violent, criminal and kills another, goes to Hell.
Owing to this Karma
one has to be born, has to live and die in this world. The age limit in the next birth is determined in this life.
Once it is fixed it cannot be changed.
One has to be born in the next life only
in that world as determined by Ayushya Karma.
One has to live there for the period fixed by
Ayushya Karma and then die.
So goes the cycle of birlh and death.


Courtesy : Jainism for Jainvikas

GOTRA KARMA (Controller of high and low rank in society)

In the world: Someone is born high. Someone is born low.
Why ? Do you know ? It is due to this Gotra Karma. By the influence of high Gotra Karma, one becomes
forward and high in society.
By the influence of low Gotra Karma, one becomes
backward and low in society. By the high Gotra Karma, one gets reputation,
power, respect in society.

Owing to low Gotra. Karma, one gets blame,
contempt and insult in society.
A high or a low place in society
is the result of this Karma.
One can be high as well as low in the same life
at different periods.
How does one become bound by this Karma ?
He is bound by this Karma by being proud of his physical beauty, power, caste, intelligence,
knowledge and wealth.
This Karma also binds one who despises others
and treats others with contempt.


Courtesy : Jainism for Jainvikas

Kapasutra Vanchan

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