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174) [Jiva-jiva-abhigamsutra Bhanta! Prabhashaka, how long does a Prabhashaka remain as a Prabhashaka? Gautama! Prabhashaka is of two types: Paryavasita and Sadi-saparyavasita. / Of these, the Sadi-saparyavasita Prabhashaka remains as an Abhashaka from the lowest, Antarmuhurta, to the highest, Anantakal, that is, for the entire Ananta Utsarpini-Avasarpini kal, that is, for the entire Vanaspatikal. / Bhagavan! What is the difference between a Bhaskha and a Prabhashaka? Gautama! The difference between a Bhaskha and a Prabhashaka is from the lowest, Antarmuhurta, to the highest, Anantakal, that is, Vanaspatikal. / There is no difference for a Sadi-aparyavasita Prabhashaka. The difference for a Sadi-saparyavasita Prabhashaka is one moment at the lowest and Antarmuhurta at the highest. / There are very few Bhaskhas in the world, and Abhashakas are infinitely more numerous. Or, all Jivas are of two types: Sasariri and Asariri. Asariri should be considered like the Siddhas, with their Sanchiguna, and Sasariri should be considered like the Prasiddhas. Asariri are few, and Sasariri are infinitely more numerous. / Discussion: This Sutra speaks of two types of Jivas in relation to Bhaskha and Prabhashaka. / The one who is speaking is a Bhaskha, and the others are Prabhashakas. / A Bhaskha remains as a Bhaskha for one moment at the lowest. This is because he dies at the time of grasping the language-dravya, or for some other reason, he stops speaking. At the highest, he remains as a Bhaskha for Antarmuhurta. For this long, he continuously grasps and experiences the language-dravya. / After this, due to the nature of all Jivas, he inevitably becomes a Prabhashaka. / There are two types of Prabhashakas: Sadi-aparyavasita and Sadi-saparyavasita. / Sadi-aparyavasita are Siddhas, and Sadi-saparyavasita are Prithvikaaya, etc. / The Sadi-saparyavasita remains as an Abhashaka for Antarmuhurta at the lowest, and then he becomes a Bhaskha again. Or, the lowest state of Prithvi, etc., is for this long. / At the highest, a Prabhashaka remains as an Abhashaka for Vanaspatikal. This Vanaspatikal is the entire Ananta Utsarpini-Avasarpini kal, and it is the time it takes to remove the impurities from the infinite Lokakasha regions, one by one, by the power of Kshetramargana. This time is equal to countless Pudgalparavata. / The size of these Pudgalparavata is equal to countless parts of the time of Gravalika. A Prabhashaka can remain as an Abhashaka for this long in Vanaspati. / The difference between a Bhaskha and a Prabhashaka is Antarmuhurta at the lowest and Anantakal-Vanaspatikal at the highest. The time a Jiva remains as a Prabhashaka is the difference between a Bhaskha and a Prabhashaka. / There is no difference for a Sadi-aparyavasita Abhashaka, because he is aparyavasita. / The difference for a Sadi-saparyavasita is one moment at the lowest and Antarmuhurta at the highest, because the time of a Bhaskha is the difference between a Bhaskha and a Prabhashaka. / The time of a Bhaskha is one moment at the lowest and Antarmuhurta at the highest. / The Alpabahutva Sutra is clear. 1. Bhaskamana Bhaskha Itara Abhashaka. -Vritti]