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GOMMATASARA.
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यत्रैको म्रियते जीवस्तत्र तु मरणं भवेत् अनन्तानाम् । प्रक्रामति यत्रैकः प्रकमणं तत्रानन्तानाम् ॥ ११ ॥
193. In that (common body) when one soul dies, there is the death of infinite souls (with it), (while) when one is born there is the birth of infinite souls there.
Commentary. A Nigoda body continues to exist while every instant infinite souls in it die and new ones take birth. The maximum period for the existence of a Nigoda body is declared to be innumerable crore multiplied by crore Sagaras.
खंधा असंखलोगा अंडरआवासपुलविदेहाबि । हेहिल्लजोणिगाओ असंखलोगेण गुणिदकमा॥ १६४ ॥ स्कन्धा असंख्यलोका अंडरावासपुलविदेहा अपि । अधस्तनयोनिका असंख्यलोकेन गुणितक्रमाः ॥ १६४ ॥
194. The bodies (of group souled vegetables, (Vadara Nígoda) are innumerable times the spatial units of the universe, (and each Skandha contains as many) Andaras; (each Andara contains as many) Ávásas; (each Ávása containsas many) Pulavis (and each) Pulavi (contains as many Nigoda) bodies, Deha. Each next.coming nucleus abode (Yonika) is innumerable universe times (Loka Pramána) the preceding one in due order.
जंबूदीबं भरहो कोसलसागेदतग्घराइं वा। खधंडरावासा पुलविसरीराणि दिलुता ॥ १६५॥ जम्बूद्वीपो भरतः कोशलसाकेततद्गहाणि वा। स्कन्धाण्डरावासाः पुलविशरीराणि दृष्टान्ताः ॥ १६५॥
195. Jambu Dvípa, Bharata, Koshala, Sáketa, houses these are illustrations of Skandha, Andara, Avasa. Pulavi and Dehas.
Commentary. A continent contains many countries, a country many provinces, a province many towns, and a town many houses. Similarly a Skandha contains many Ándaras, an Andara comprises many Avásas an Avása consists of many Pulavis, and a Pulavi of many Dehas.
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