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The **Upasakadasangasutra** is filled to the brim, like a well. When it is filled, one section is removed from the well at a time. The time it takes for the well to become completely empty is called the **Sukshma Uddharapalyopam**. This time period is considered to be a countless number of years.
**Adha-palyopam** is a local term that means time. The **palyopam** mentioned in the context of the Agam refers to this **Adha-palyopam**. Its calculation is as follows: A well filled with strands of hair from a **Yogalik** (a being with a lifespan of countless years) is emptied one strand at a time every hundred years. The time it takes for the well to become completely empty is called **Adha-palyopam**. This time period is considered to be a countless number of years.
**Adha-palyopam** is of two types: **Sukshma** and **Vyavaharik**. The one described here is the **Vyavaharik Adha-palyopam**. Just as in the **Sukshma Uddhar-palyopam**, where countless invisible strands of hair from a **Yogalik** infant are considered, similarly, here too, the well is filled with countless invisible strands of hair. One strand is removed every hundred years. The time it takes for the well to become completely empty is considered to be a countless number of years.
**Kshetra-palyopam**: Even when the well or the large heap of wealth is filled with strands of hair from a **Yogalik**, there are still spaces of air between the strands. No matter how small the strands are, they are still material, while air is immaterial. It is difficult to imagine these spaces of air between the strands in a gross way, but it is possible to understand it through a subtle perspective. This can be understood through an example: Imagine a large granary filled with gourds. It appears to be full, with no space left. However, if lemons are added, they can fit in because there is space between the gourds. Even after filling it with lemons, there is still subtle space left, which is not visible from the outside. If mustard seeds are added, they can also fit in. Even after filling it with mustard seeds, there is still subtle space left. If river sand is added, it can also fit in.
Another example is a wall. A plastered wall appears to have no space, but we can still drive nails and pegs into it. If there were truly no space in the wall, this would not be possible. There is space in the wall, but it is not visible in a gross way.
The space between the strands of hair from a **Yogalik** mentioned in the context of **Kshetra-palyopam** can be understood in the same way. Imagine removing each of these spaces of air that touch the strands of hair from a **Yogalik** one at a time. The time it takes for all the spaces of air to be removed and the well to become completely empty is called **Kshetra-palyopam**.