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trembled, danced, shouted, sang and prayed with pure love. With tears increasingly trickling, their mind in a whirl like the sea, with heart-sore, their body shivering in unison eschewing shyness while the world mocked at them as they remained unswerving in mind (4:59–70). Realising these facts of natural history of human beings, the saint resorts to pray to Him constantly. He adores Him; he praises Him; he sings about Him in melodious and mellifluoud strain; he weeps for His grace; he entreats not to forsake him. 5. (b) The bonds of the soul: - He is very serious about the cycle of birth and death as to why. Caiva philosophy mainly dealt with in Civagnaanabodham, (see appendix), speaks out the cause of this cycle. It is due to the results of one’s own deeds in life, good or bad. They go by the name Karma. It is one of the three (paasam) bonds or fetters also known as Malam of the soul. The other two bonds Aanavam - ego (of I and mine) and Maayai - Illusion and delusion, are not so powerful as Karma. According to one's Karma he is born and reborn in any form of life of the biological world. Unless the Karma is wiped out from the soul of the individual the birth cycle will continue. What is this Karma about? Karma, the fruits of one's deeds, good or bad, goes on accumulating birth and birth. When one is born, a part of the stored Karma clings to his soul and it is called prarabdha (Potent) Karma. So long as a man lives. his life, he earns a fresh kind of Karma by his actions of thought, word and deed that is called Aagaamiya Karma. This accruing Karma is stored and that part of Karma which is taken up to be realised in this present birth is called Sanchitha Karma - residual 40