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भगवती सूत्र शः १ उ: १
प्रश्न ७ - णेरइयाणं भंते ! पुव्वाहारिया पोग्गला चिया पुच्छा ?
उत्तर ७ - जहा परिणया तहा चिया वि एवं उवचिया वि उदीरिया वेइया णिज्जिण्णा ।
गाहा
परिणया चिया य उवचिया उदीरिया वेइया य णिज्जिण्णा । एक्केकम्मि पदम्मि चउव्विहा पोग्गला होंति ॥
Q. 6. Bhante ! For the infernal beings, did matter taken in the past transform? Does matter taken now transform ? Does matter not taken in the past but likely to be taken hereafter transform? Does matter not taken in the past, nor likely to be taken hereafter transform 28 ?
A. 6. Gautama ! For the infernal beings, matter taken in the past has transformed, matter that's being taken now transforms; matter not taken in the past, but likely to be taken hereafter has not yet transformed; matter that was not taken in the past, nor is likely to be taken hereafter did not and does not transform.
Q.7. Bhante ! Do the infernal beings assimilate matter already taken ?
A. 7. As stated of transformation, so of assimilation, absorption, fructification, suffering and exhaustion29.
Couplet : Transformation, assimilation, absorption, Fructification, suffering, exhaustion
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प्रश्न ८ - रइयाणं भंते ! कइविहा पोग्गला भिज्जंति ? उत्तर ८ - गोयमा ! कम्मदव्ववग्गणमहिकिच्च दुविहा पोग्गला भिज्जंति तंजहा अणू चेव बायरा चेव ।
