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**Sarvarthasiddhi**
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$ 509. 'Paratah' here means 'in the next place'. The word 'dvitva' is used in the sense of 'repetition'. Similarly, the word 'purva' is also used in the sense of 'repetition'. The word 'adhika' is understood here. Therefore, the connection should be made in this way: In the Saudharma and Aishana kalpas, the superior state, which is two sagaropama, becomes the inferior state in the Sanatkumara and Maheendra kalpas when one time is added to it. In the Sanatkumara and Maheendra kalpas, the superior state, which is seven sagaropama, becomes the inferior state in the Brahma and Brahmottara kalpas when one time is added to it, and so on.
8510. The superior state of the narakas has been mentioned. Although the inferior state is not mentioned in the sutra, the Acharya wants to explain it briefly. Therefore, he says in the next sutra:
The superior state of the narakas in the second and subsequent realms is the inferior state in the next and subsequent realms. ||35||
8511. Question: Why is the word 'cha' used in the sutra? Answer: The word 'cha' is used to summarize the subject matter. Question: What is the subject matter? Answer: The subject matter is 'paratah paratah purva purva anantara aparaa sthitih'. Therefore, the word 'cha' summarizes this. This means that the superior state of the narakas in the Ratnaprabha, which is one sagaropama, is the inferior state in the Sharkaraprabha. The superior state in the Sharkaraprabha, which is three sagaropama, is the inferior state in the Valukaprabha, and so on.
8512. Thus, the inferior state in the second and subsequent narakas has been mentioned. Now, to explain the inferior state in the first naraka, the Acharya says in the next sutra:
In the first realm, the inferior state is ten thousand years. ||36||
§ 513. The word 'aparaa sthitih' is understood here. This means that in the Ratnaprabha earth, the inferior state is ten thousand years.
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