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of the food consumed which created the baby’s body ? Inspite
of all this, the requirement of 9 months was fulfilled only by
kaal. Every factor here plays a role according to it’s specialty.
Hence, you cannot even say that, “It was bhavitavyata which
enabled the union of these 2 souls.” What was karma’s role
here ? Can’t karma be included in bhavitavyata and can’t
bhavitavyata included in karma be ? Why so ? Because, one
factor cannot play the role of another.

Only karma can give a good or bad life. But the small
specifications and special features that vary in everyone’s life
are due to bhavitavyata. Hence, bhavitavyata’s role is brought
by karma i.e. If the mother has bad karmas (paap karmas)
working, then she may have a bad or naughty child who does
not respect her. But it is bhavitavyata who decides that this
specific soul will become her child.

The role of destiny can be best illustrated from the life of
Lord Parshwanath who got troubled by Kamath.

Lord Parshwanath’s soul succumbed to death in the 1st, 2nd,
4th, 6th, and 8th births due to external affliction and pain.
Even in this last 10th birth, after accepting sanyam (astatic
life) and attaining Kevalgyana*, he had to bear serious pain.
What was the main cause of his pain ? Lord’s own Ashata
Vedniya* karmas. Pain does not arise without these karmas.

Pain is a result of one’s own negative karmas irrespective of
the living or non-living object which becomes instrumental
in causing that pain. Pain is primarily caused due to one’s
own karmas.

* Kevalgyana - Omniscience wherein all the 3 worlds are visible to
one
* Ashata Vedniya Karmas - Karmas which lead to disease, pain and
sorrow.
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