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Here, we saw the independence of each of the 5 factors
from the point of view of it’s special characteristics Karma,
Purushartha, Bhavitavyata all possess distinctive features.

For e.g. Kaal cannot give birth to swabhava and vice
versa. The nature of the soul to be bhavya or abhavya is
independently fixed since eternity. No one has given birth to
it. To illustrate, the nature of fire is to heat and the nature of
water is to cool. They are independent and have not emerged
out of Kaal or Bhavitavyata.
Similarly kaal has also not emerged out of the remaining 4
factors but is independent. The nature of being bhavya is
independent and hence even if the abhavya soul attains the
best human birth, the best Arihanta Lord and gurus and the
great Jain religion due to good karmas, it is still not sufficient
to give rise to the nature of being bhavya. The nature of
being bhavya or abhavya is independently present in each
respective soul since eternity. It cannot be born or changed. In
a similar manner, Kaal is also independent. Even if the soul
of Almighty Tirthankar Lords possess the nature of bhavyatva,
it cannot bring ahead the favourable karmas through Kaal.
Similarly, good karmas or intense efforts of accepting charitra
are also not capable to bring in the Charmavarta Kaal*. It
will come only chronologically when all the initial pudgal
paravartas pass and the Charmavarta Kaal comes. This is the
Kaal’s independence.
Karma is also independent and they do not emerge out of
Kaal, Swabhava or Bhavitavyata.

Q. : It is said that all the past, present and future states are
decided priorly. Then can’t it be said that the fluctuations
in karmas arise from bhavitavyata ?

* Charmavarta Kaal - The final period during which the soul can prog-
ress and eventually attain salvation.
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