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i) Only after the stipulated period of approximately 9 months,

the child comes out of the womb in this world. Here, kaal
played it’s role.

ii) Out of the Audarika pudgala* consumed as food by the

mother, the child makes it’s audarik body. Here the nature
of the pudgala played a role.
iii) It was the mother’s Punya* and kshayopshama* of

labhantraya* karmas that she attained a good child. Also,
it was the child’s punya as well as the kshayopshama of
labhantraya karmas that he attained a good mother. Hence,
the mother gave birth to a child and here karma played
it’s role.

iv) The punya was only limited to the fact that the child attained

a good mother but the mother got this specific child and
the child got this very mother. Here, bhavitavyata played
it’s role. It is this very destiny that led to their union.

v) The child’s birth is a result of both the parents’ efforts and

here, purushartha played a role.
How do these factors work ?

Here, can you call any of these factors useless ? You cannot
include one factors work in the other. For e.g. the womb
ripened after a period of 9 months, so can you say that
swabhava’s contribution got included in kaal and Swabhava
did not play any role ? Can you say that it was only the nature

* Audarika Pudgala- Substance which make’s a human body.

* Punya - Good karmas or fortune.
* Kshayopshama - The decrease in karmas done by intentional
efforts

* Labhantraya karmas - The karma which stop the acquisition of
goodthings.
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