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## Diverse Subjects Explained
[217] In the same way, the excellent period of separation for all those who dwell in houses is twenty-four muhurtas. The birth of the five stationary beings, starting with the earth-bodied, is continuous, therefore they do not have a period of separation. The period of separation for the two-sensed beings is an antarmuhurta. Similarly, the period of separation for the three-sensed, four-sensed, and the complete five-sensed Tiryanchas is also an antarmuhurta. The period of separation for the womb-born Tiryanchas and humans is twelve muhurtas. The period of separation for the complete humans is twenty-four muhurtas. The period of separation for the gods of the Vyantara, Jyotishka, and Saudharma-Ishana kalpas is also twenty-four muhurtas. The period of separation for the gods in the Sanatkumara kalpa is nine days and twenty muhurtas. The period of separation for the gods in the Mahendra kalpa is twelve days and ten muhurtas. The period of separation for the gods in the Brahmaloka is twenty-two and a half nights and days. The period of separation for the gods in the Lantkaka kalpa is forty-five days and nights, that is, one and a half months. The period of separation for the gods in the Mahashukra kalpa is eighty days (two months and twenty days). The period of separation for the gods in the Sahasraraka kalpa is one hundred days (three months and ten days). The period of separation for the gods in the Anata-Pranata kalpa is a countable number of months. The period of separation for the gods in the Aran-Achyuta kalpa is a countable number of years. In the lower three Graiveyakas, the period of separation is a countable number of hundred years. In the middle three Graiveyakas, the period of separation is a countable number of thousand years. In the upper three Graiveyakas, the period of separation is a countable number of hundred thousand (lakh) years. In the four Uttara Vimanas, starting with Vijaya, the period of separation is an uncountable number of years, and in the Sarvarthasiddha Uttara Vimana, the period of separation is an uncountable number of parts of a palya.
- 614 - "O Bhagavan! For how long does the Siddhagati remain devoid of attainment? "
"Gautama! From the lowest, it takes one moment, and from the highest, it takes six months for someone to attain Siddhi. This is the duration of the separation from the Siddhi."
"In the same way, one should also know the period of separation for the death (udvartana) of all other beings except the Siddhagati."
"Explanation - Except for the desired state, the exit from it is called udvartana. The beings who attain the Siddhagati never leave from there, therefore their udvartana is prohibited. The beings from the remaining four states leave after completing their respective lifespans and take on a new Paryaya, therefore their udvartana is mentioned in the Agam. One should know it from the Agam."
- 615 - "O Bhagavan! For how long does the period of separation for the Narakas of this Ratnaprabha earth remain before they are called those who have attained the Uppaata?"
"In response to the above question, one should mention the Uppaata-Dandaka (as mentioned in the Prajnapanasutra). Similarly, one should also mention the Udvartana-Dandaka."
"Explanation - The Uppaata-Dandaka, which the Sutra has instructed to know, is as follows..."