Agam 30 mool 03 Uttaradhyayana Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002494
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 726
Language: Hindi, Prakrit, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & agam_uttaradhyayan
File Size: 28 MB

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An सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
agliant 378TH [ 496 ]
Verse 11-Trikatuk is mixture of black pepper, long pepper and dried ginger.
Verse 20-First of all there are three types of soul-complexion by degree - minimum, medium and maximum. Each of these further divided by same three degrees of minimum, medium and maximum make a total of nine types. Extending these divisions further makes them 27, 81 and 243. This is a gross increment of numbers. But there is no numerical rule in gradation. In this very chapter (verse 33) the maximum and minimum places are said to be innumerable according to the number of space-points of the universe (Lok-akash). The ignoble soul-complexions result in anguish and the noble ones in purity.
Verse 34 The term Muhurtardha denotes all the fractions of a Muhuct that are more than one Samaya and less than a full Muhurt. In other words Muhurtardha is synonym of Antarmuhurt.
Verse 38—In this verse the duration of yellow soul-complexion is shown as ten Sagaropam plus one Muhurt. Here Muhurt denotes two Muhurts, one of this birth and one of next birth.
In the description of duration of blue soul-complexion the uncountable fraction of Palyopam also includes two Antarmuhurts of pre and past birth as aforesaid. However, generally speaking use of uncountable fraction is not wrong because even uncountable has uncountable fractions.
Verse 45-46—The minimum and maximum duration of soul-complexions of humans and animals is mentioned as Antarmuhurt. This is with regard to mental manifestation of soul-complexions because the thoughts of unrighteous person cannot remain in one state for more than one Antarmuhurt.
But here the omniscient with pure white soul-complexion is not included. This is because the maximum span of omniscient state of a Kevali with association (sayogi) is nine years less Purva koti and the thoughts of a Kevali remains always in the same state; as such the duration of their white soul-complexion is also nine years less than Purva koti.
Verse 52—There seems to be some discrepancy in the order of these two verses. Their order should be reversed. 53rd verse should precede 52nd. This is because the preceptor has declared in 515 verse to describe red soul-complexion of all classes of gods, viz. Bhavanpati, Vanavyantar, Jyotishk and Vaimanik; but 52nd verse mentions red soul-complexion of Vaimanik gods only, while in 53rd verse the description is related to all the four kinds of gods. Commentators have also mentioned this discrepancy.
Verse 58-59—With regard to period of transformation of all the six soul-complexions the soul does not take rebirth either in first Samaya or in the last Samaya of its manifestation. The rebirth takes place only during the intervening period between one Antarmuhurt after the beginning and one Antarmuhurt before the end of their said manifestation (association with soul).
The purport is that at the time of death, it is necessary that the same soul-complexion exists for one Antarmuhurt for it to continue in the next birth. The souls from animal and human realms taking rebirth in divine or infernal realms get the soul-complexion of next birth for one Antarmuhurt at the time of death. The souls from divine and infernal realms taking rebirth in human and animal realms have the soul complexion of last birth for one Antarmuhurt. Therefore in Agams the duration of two Antarmuhurts of soul complexion of divine and infernal beings is mentioned in context of rebirth or present and next life.
Prajnaapana Sutra mentions-Jallesaaim davvuaim aayaittaa kaalam karei, tallesesu uvavajjai. The soul takes rebirth in the same soul-complexion in next existence, in which it dies. (Uttaradhyayana Sutra by Sadhvi Candana ji)