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168 [Prajñāpanasūtra [Pr.] Bhagavan! Why is it said that the Kevali sees this Ratnaprabhā earth from the anākāras, but does not know it? [U.] Gautama! What is anākāra is perception (seeing), and what is sākara is knowledge (knowing). / With this meaning, O Gautama! It is said that the Kevali sees this Ratnaprabhā earth from the anākāras, but does not know it. In the same way (from the anākāras, up to the six hells, the vimānas of the Vaimānika devas), up to the Īṣatprārabharā earth, the paramāṇu-pudgala, and the ananta-pradeśī skandha, the Kevali sees, but does not know. (This should be said / ) Discussion- The discussion of the non-simultaneity of knowledge and perception by the Kevali (1) The reason for the rise of this question- The chhadmastha jīva is karma-yukt, therefore, his sākaropāyoga and anākāropāyoga can only manifest in sequence, because for a jīva covered by karmas, at the time of one use, the other use is covered by karma. For this reason, the simultaneous occurrence of two uses is contradictory. Therefore, at the time the chhadmastha knows, he does not see, but he can only see afterwards / But the Kevali's four ghatika karmas have been destroyed. Therefore, due to the complete destruction of the jñānāvaraṇīya karmas, there is no contradiction or obstacle for them to have both knowledge and perception simultaneously. With this apprehension, Gautama-svāmī raised this question: Does the Kevali know and see the Ratnaprabhā earth etc. at the same time, or does he know and see them in sequence due to the nature of the jīva?' Explanation of the words Prāgārehi etc.- (1) Prāgārehi Bhagavan Kevali sees this Ratnaprabhā earth etc., i.e., from the shapes and forms, as this Ratnaprabhā earth is of three types: kharkaṇḍa, pankakaṇḍa, and akāṇḍa. There are sixteen types of kharkaṇḍa. Among them, one is the ratnakaṇḍa of a thousand yojanas in measure, then there is the vanakaṇḍa of a thousand yojanas, then below that is the vaidūryakaṇḍa of a thousand yojanas, etc. To understand from the shapes and forms of this type. (2) Hehiṁ- From the hetu, i.e., from the upapattis, from the yuktis / For example, why is this earth called Ratnaprabhā? The solution to this by yukti etc. is that because it is ratnamayakaṇḍa, or because it is the prabhā or form of ratna, or because it is ratnamayakaṇḍa, it has the prabhākānti of ratnas, therefore, the name Ratnaprabhā of this earth is meaningful. (3) Uvamāhi- From the upamās, i.e., from the sadṛśatās. For example- In Ratnaprabhā, there are kaṇḍas like Ratnaprabhā etc., which are similar in color to padmarāga / (4) Diḷēntehi- From the drṣṭāntas, examples, or from the vādi-prativādī's buddhi samatā-pratipādaka vākyas / For example- Just as a ghaṭa, a paṭa etc. are different, so also this Ratnaprabhā earth is different from other naraka-pṛthvīs like Śarkarāprabhā etc., because its dharma is different from them. Therefore, Ratnaprabhā is a different thing from Śarkarāprabhā etc., etc. / (5) Vaṇṇehi- From the difference of varṇa, gandha etc. / From the division of saṁkhyāta-guṇa, asaṁkhyāta-guṇa, and ananta-guṇa in the form of utkarṣa-apakarṣa of the śukla etc. classes, and from the division of gandha, rasa, and sparśa / (6) Saṁṭhāṇehi- From the saṁsthānas, shapes, i.e., from the shapes of the buildings and narakavāsas built in the Ratnaprabhā earth. For example- Those buildings are round on the outside and inside 1. Prajñāpanā. (Prameyabodhinīṭīkā) Bhā. 5, p. 747-748