Chānd-Mül, 1879-842. 'But if the life (the living Self) leaves one of its branches, that branch withers; if it leaves a second, that branch withers; if it leaves a third, that branch withers. If it leaves the whole tree, the whole tree withers. In exactly the same manner, my son, know this.' Thus he spoke:
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.tasyāsya yadekāṃ śākhāṃ rogagrastāmāhatāṃ vā jīvo jahātyupasaṃharati śākhāyāṃ viprasṛtamātmāṃśam | atha sā śuṣyati | vāṅmanaḥprāṇakaraṇagrāmānupraviṣṭo hi jīva iti tadupasaṃhāra upasaṃhriyate | jīvena ca prāṇayuktenāśitaṃ potaṃ ca rasatāṃ gataṃ jīvaccharīraṃ vṛkṣaṃ vardhayadrasarūpeṇa jīvasya sadbhāve liṅgaṃ bhavati | aśitapītābhyāṃ hi dehe jīvastiṣṭhati te cāśitapīte jīvakarmānusāriṇī iti | tasyaikāṅgavaikalyanimittaṃ karma yadopasthitaṃ bhavati tadā jīva ekāṃ śākhāṃ jahāti śākhāyā ātmānamupasaṃharati | atha tadā sā śākhā śuṣyati | jīvasthitinimitto raso jīvakarmākṣipto jīvopasaṃhāre na tiṣṭhati | rasāpagame ca śākhā śoṣamupaiti | tathā sarvaṃ vṛkṣameva yadāyaṃ jahāti tadā sarvo ’pi vṛkṣaḥ śuṣyati | vṛkṣasya rasasravaṇaśoṣaṇādiliṅgājjīvavattvaṃ dṛṣṭāntaśruteśca cetanāvantaḥ sthāvarā iti bauddhakāṇādamatamacetanāḥ sthāvarā ityetadasāramiti darśitaṃ bhavati || 2 ||
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Prapāṭhaka 1
