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## 04
## Sh62
## DashaShrutaSkandha Sutra
## Third Dasha
**Original Meaning:** O learned disciple! I have heard that the Lord has stated this. In this Jain religion, the elder Bhagavants have stated thirty-three Ashatanas. The disciple asked, "Which thirty-three Ashatanas have the elder Bhagavants stated?" The Guru replied, "The thirty-three Ashatanas that will be mentioned are the ones that the elder Bhagavants have stated."
**Commentary:** Similar to the previous two Dasha, this Dasha also begins with the question-answer style of Guru and disciple, which makes the authenticity of the words of the omniscient and the understanding of the inquisitive easy.
It is also appropriate to mention here that the Ganadharas are also called elder Bhagavants, or the Munis from the fourteen previous holders of the Dharma to the ten previous holders of the Dharma are also called elder Bhagavants or Shruta-Kevali. The statements made using all of these are also considered to be of the highest level of proof.
Now the Sutrakar describes the Ashatanas in detail:
**1.** One who goes to the **Rayani** (a type of hell) from afar is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**2.** One who goes to the **Rayani** from the side is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**3.** One who goes to the **Rayani** from nearby is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**4.** One who is born in the **Rayani** from afar is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**5.** One who is born in the **Rayani** from the side is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**6.** One who is born in the **Rayani** from nearby is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**7.** One who dies in the **Rayani** from afar is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**8.** One who dies in the **Rayani** from the side is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.
**9.** One who dies in the **Rayani** from nearby is an **Ashatana** of a thousand.