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9. There are three types of *Pṛthvīkāya* - *Sacitta*, *Miśra* and *Acitta*. There are two divisions of *Sacitta Pṛthvīkāya* - *Niścaya Sacitta* and *Vyavahāra Sacitta*. 10. The majority of the great mountains are *Niścaya Sacitta Pṛthvī*, and except for *Acitta* and *Miśra Pṛthvī*, all the earth (like forests etc.) is *Vyavahāra Sacitta Pṛthvī*. 11. The earth beneath trees like *Kṣīradruma*, *Vaṭa*, *Aśvattha* etc., the earth of paths outside *Pantha-grāma* and cities, the land broken by the plough, the earth mixed with water, the earth mixed with fuel, dung etc. are all *Miśra Pṛthvīkāya*. The earth mixed with a lot of fuel remains as *Miśra Pṛthvīkāya* for one *prahara*, the earth mixed with medium fuel for two *praharas*, and the earth mixed with little fuel for three *praharas* (after which it becomes *Acitta*). 12. The *Pṛthvīkāya* becomes *Acitta* due to these things - cold, heat, alkali, *kṣatra*, fire, salt, *ūṣa*, acid, oil etc. The *Pṛthvīkāya* of *Vyutkrānta-yoni* i.e. *Prāsuka* is useful for the *Sādhu*. 13. *Aparāddhika* i.e. blisters caused by the bite of spiders etc. and poison, snakebite etc., *Acitta Pṛthvīkāya* is used for applying poultice and bandages for their relief. *Acitta* salt is taken in food etc. *Acitta* *Surabhi-upala* i.e. the stone called *Gandharohaka* is used for its purpose.
1. Trees like *Vaṭa*, *Aśvattha* etc. are called *Kṣīradruma*. Due to their sweetness, there is a lack of weapons, so some *Pṛthvīkāya* beings remain *Sacitta*, and some become *Acitta* due to contact with weapons like cold etc., therefore, *Miśra Pṛthvīkāya* remains under these trees (M.V.P. 8). 2. When the water of the cloud falls on *Sacitta Pṛthvīkāya*, the water-soaked earth remains *Miśra* for some time. After a short while, it becomes *Acitta* because earth and water are both weapons for each other. As long as it is not completely transformed, the earth remains *Miśra* (M.V.P. 8). 3. Here, the word *Uṣṇa* refers to the heat of the sun. The heat of fire is referred to by the word *Agni* (M.V.P. 8). 4. *Karīṣa* is special (A.V.P. 4). 5. M.V.P. 8; *Ūṣarādi-kṣetra-udbhavo lavaṇi-sammiśro rajo-viśeṣaḥ*. *Ūṣa* - *Ūṣara* is a special type of dust particle produced in the *Ūṣara* field, mixed with salt. 6. The *Acittata* of *Pṛthvīkāya* happens in four ways - 1. *Dravyataḥ* 2. *Kṣetrataḥ* 3. *Kālataḥ* 4. *Bhāvataḥ*. The earth that becomes *Acitta* due to its own body or another body's weapon is *Dravyataḥ*. The earth that becomes *Acitta* due to the contact of earth produced in an alkaline field and earth produced in a sweet field is *Kṣetrataḥ*. Here, the predominance of a particular field is intended. Taking the *Pṛthvīkāya* beyond a hundred *yojanas*, it becomes *Acitta* due to different food and contact with cold etc., this is also *Kṣetrataḥ* *Acittata*. The earth that becomes *Acitta* due to the natural decay of its lifespan is *Kālataḥ*. Only those who are extremely knowledgeable can know this, not the *Chhadmastha*. This is why Bhagavan Mahāvīra did not allow drinking water from a pond with *Acitta* water due to the decay of its lifespan, lest the *Sādhu* who come later drink the water of a *Sacitta* pond. *Bhāvataḥ* *Acittata* means the change in color, taste etc. (M.V.P. 8, 9). 7. M.P. 9; *Surabhy-upalena gandha-pāṣāṇena gandharohaka-ākhyena prayojanam, tena hi pāma-prasat-vāta-ghāta-ādiḥ kriyate*. *Surabhi-upala* i.e. the stone called *Gandharohaka* was used to cure the wind etc. caused by itching.