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nirantaraM, nAvayavaH kashcitsUkShmasya cAtmanaH||10||  

nirantaraM, nAvayavaH kashcitsUkShmasya cAtmanaH||10||  

Shrutis (scriptures) are not very clear about the idea of reincarnation since there are various differences in opinion regarding it. For instance, there is a view that if the soul of either the mother or the father is transferred into the child, then does the child embodies the soul of the parent completely or is it only part of the parent’s soul? If the soul of the mother or the father is present in body of child then if either of them should die, partial transformation of soul is not possible. Because the soul does not have any structure and it is very subtle. [9-10]

''Shrutis'' (scriptures) are not very clear about the idea of reincarnation since there are various differences in opinion regarding it. For instance, there is a view that if the soul of either the mother or the father is transferred into the child, then does the child embodies the soul of the parent completely or is it only part of the parent’s soul? If the soul of the mother or the father is present in body of child then if either of them should die, partial transformation of soul is not possible. Because the soul does not have any structure and it is very subtle. [9-10]

   

   

बुद्धिर्मनश्च निर्णीते यथैवात्मा तथैव ते|  

बुद्धिर्मनश्च निर्णीते यथैवात्मा तथैव ते|  

yeShAM caiShA matisteShAM yonirnAsti caturvidhA||11||  

yeShAM caiShA matisteShAM yonirnAsti caturvidhA||11||  

   

   

In the same manner, if it is proven that mind and intellect are like the soul, these cannot be sole cause of birth. Those who accept the theory of mind and intellect of parents as sole factor of birth then the four categories of species [yonis- jarayuja (born out of amnion), andaja (born out of egg), swedaja (born out of sweat) & udabhija (born by breaking open the earth)] will not be possible. [11]

In the same manner, if it is proven that mind and intellect are like the soul, these cannot be sole cause of birth. Those who accept the theory of mind and intellect of parents as sole factor of birth then the four categories of species (''yonis-jarayuja'' (born out of amnion), ''andaja'' (born out of egg), ''swedaja'' (born out of sweat) & ''udabhija'' (born by breaking open the earth)) will not be possible. [11]

विद्यात् स्वाभाविकं षण्णां धातूनां यत् स्वलक्षणम्|  

विद्यात् स्वाभाविकं षण्णां धातूनां यत् स्वलक्षणम्|  

saMyoge ca viyoge  ca teShAM karmaiva kAraNam||12||  

saMyoge ca viyoge  ca teShAM karmaiva kAraNam||12||  

The natural theory of birth is that the six dhatus [five basic elements- prithvi, aap, tejas, vayu, akasha and the atman (soul)] possess specific qualities, and that the combination and separation of these basic elements, conditioned by the actions of the atman, determines the qualities of the individual at birth. [12]

The natural theory of birth is that the six ''dhatus'' (five basic elements- ''prithvi, apa, tejas, vayu, akasha'' and the ''atman'' (soul)) possess specific qualities, and that the combination and separation of these basic elements, conditioned by the actions of the ''atman'', determines the qualities of the individual at birth. [12]

==== Views regarding paranirmana (soul as the Creator of the Universe) ====

==== Views regarding paranirmana (soul as the Creator of the Universe) ====