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9. A living being belonging to the class of human beings can
take its next birth in any one of the four classes of existence. But it is noteworthy that a living being born in the seventh hell cannot take its next birth in the class of human beings.
6. Uvvattana-Its Sanskrit counterpart is 'udvartana'. In this Dvāra VI we are told as to in which class a living being belonging to a particular class can take its next birth. The Fifth Dvāra provides us with an answer to this question if we read it with a view to finding out an answer to this question. In the 5th dvāra we are told as to which class a living being belonging to a particular class in its present birth could have belonged to in its previous birth. From this it naturally becomes clear as to which class a living being belonging to a particular class in its present birth can belong to in its next birth. Hence it is not necessary to give a separate table for that (666-676).
7. Parabhaviyauyam--This dvāra discusses the question as to when a living being binds the karma determining the life-span of its next birth. The life-span-determining karma determines even the class in which it is to be born in its next birth. Hence the abovementioned question is closely related to the question of 'katto' and udvartanā.' The answer to this question is given in this Dvāra.
Life-span is of two types -(1) sopakrama (that can be shortened) (2) nirupakrama (that cannot be shortened).5 Celestial and infernal beings have the second type of life-span. This means that their life-spans cannot be shortened by accidents. That is, they never meet with accidents that can terminate their life-span. They bind the karma determining the life-span of their next birth when there remain six months for the end of their present lifespan (677, 678, 683).
A living being belonging to any of the classes of the one-sensed, the three-sensed or the four-sensed beings can have either sopakrama or nirupakrama life-span. If its life-span is of the nirupakrama type then it binds the karma determining the life-span of its next birth when there remains 1/3 of its present life-span. And if its life-span is of the sopakrama type then it binds the karma determining the life-span of its next birth when there remains 1/3 or 1/9 or 1/27 of its present life-span (679, 680). Pañcendriya-tiryañcas (the five-sensed sub-human beings) and human beings both having the life-span of asamkhyāta years in their present birth bind the karma determining the life-span of their next birth, only when there remains six months for the end of their present life-span. From among the Pañcendriya-tiryañcas and human beings those that have
5. Yogasutra 3.22 and the Başya thereon.
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| SR No. | 001064 |
| Book Title | Agam 15 Upang 04 Pragnapana Sutra Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | Shyamacharya |
| Author | Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, Amrutlal Bhojak |
| Publisher | Mahavir Jain Vidyalay |
| Publication Year | 1971 |
| Total Pages | 934 |
| Language | Prakrit |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Metaphysics, & agam_pragyapana |
| File Size | 16 MB |