Karan.

KARAN.

Karan is the causative factor for karya.Karan is one which exists before the karya comes into existence.There are three types of karan:-

1.Samavayi karan:-

Samavayi karan ;i.e.;the inherent cause is also called as upadan or the material cause.It is the substance out of which effect is produced.For ex;-the threads are the samavayi karan of the cloth the clay is the samavayi karan of a pot.The effect inheres in its material cause.The cloth inheres in the threads.The effect cannot exist separately from its material cause though the cause can exist independently of its effect.The material cause;i.e.;samavayi karan is always dravya;i.e.;a substance.

2.Asamavayi karan:-

The second type of cause is asamavayi or non-inherent.It inheres in the material cause and helps in the production of effect.The conjunction of the threads (tantusamayoga) which inheres in the threads are the material or the inherent cause.The colour of the threads (tanturupa) is the non-inherent cause of the colour of the cloth.The cloth itself is the asamavayi karan of its colour.The effect as well as its asamavayi karan both co-inhere in the material cause.The asamavayi karan is always a quality or an action.

3.Nimitta karan:-

The third kind of cause is nimitta karan.It is the power which helps the material cause to produce  the effect.The weaver is the efficient cause of the cloth.The efficient cause includes the the accessories.For ex:-The loom and the staff and the wheel of the potter.The efficient cause maybe a substance,a quality or an action.

4.Dyotak karan.