DURATION & FRUITION BONDAGE CAUSED BY PASSIONS


Further, wrong belief (Mithyatva) and anger, etc., dispositions are evolved due to the rise of Moha (deluding karma); all these (dispositions) are collectively termed as Kashaya (passions). Due to that (passion) the duration bondage (sthiti-bandh) of those karmic species takes place. Out of the total duration so bonded, leaving aside the Abadhakal (the period of Karmas lying bonded in inoperative state), afterwards, till the bonded duration ends, every moment the rise (Udaya) of that Prakriti (particular species of Karma) continues. Excepting the Ayu Karma of celestial beings, human beings and sub-human beings (animals, etc.), all the other species of Ghatia and Aghatia Karmas get bonded with less duration in the state of feeble passion and with more duration in the state of intense passion. And these three types of Ayu Karmas get bonded with more duration in the state of feeble passion and with less duration in the state of intense passion.

And the passion (Kashaya) is also the instrumental cause for the fruition power in those species of Karmas. At the time of their rise, the Karmic-species produce more or less effect according to their fruition bondage. In all the species of Ghati Karmas, and in the inauspicious (Papa) species of Aghati Karmas the fruition bondage is caused more in the state of high-passion and in the auspicious species (of Aghati Karmas) intense fruition bondage takes place in the state of low-passion and less fruition bondage in the state of high-passion.

In this way, duration and fruition bondage is governed by passions. Therefore, it should be known that passions are instrumental cause of duration bondage and fruition bondage.

As, even if wine is more in quantity and it has less intoxicating power for lesser period then that wine is of poor quality and even if wine is less in quantity and it has more intoxicating power for longer period then that wine is of strong quality; similarly, even if the atoms of species of Karmas are more in quantity and those have less fruition power for lesser period then those species of karmas are less effective; and even if the atoms of species of Karmas are less in quantity and those have more fruition power for longer period then those species of Karmas are more effective.

Hence, the type-bondage and space-bondage resulting from Yogas are not strong. Only duration bondage and fruition bondage caused by passions are strong. Therefore, passions should be known as the prime cause of bondage. Those who do not want to get bonded, should not indulge in passions.