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ज्ञानोदयात्पुरारब्धं कर्म ज्ञानान्न नश्यति ।अदत्त्वा स्वफलं लक्ष्यमुद्दिश्योत्सृष्टबाणवत् ॥ ४५२ ॥

jñānodayātpurārabdhaṃ karma jñānānna naśyati ;adattvā svaphalaṃ lakṣyamuddiśyotsṛṣṭabāṇavat . 452 .

Anvaya

नभःnabhaḥ
The sky
घट–योगेनghaṭa–yogena
when associated with a pot
सुरा–गन्धेनsurā–gandhena
(or) with the smell of liquor
न लिप्यतेna lipyate
does not get affected
तथाtathā
Likewise
आत्माātmā
the Atman
उपाधि–योगेनupādhi–yogena
when associated with the limiting adjunct
न एव लिप्यतेna eva lipyate
never gets affected
तद्–धर्मैःtad–dharmaiḥ
by its characteristics

Translation

The karma (causative for the present birth) which has commenced prior to the dawn of knowledge does not disappear by knowledge without giving its fruit. It goes on like an arrow released from the bow aiming at a target.

Annotation

This is by way of an explanation on the Brahma Sutra (4–1–१९) (Jagadguru). It is only the accumulated karma of previous births (sañcitam) which gets destroyed but not the prārabdham.

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