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## Seventeenth Leshya-pada: Fourth Uddeshaka (5)
Two hundred forty-three (243) varieties are obtained by dividing the two hundred forty-three (243) varieties into three (3) varieties each. If such divisions and sub-divisions are made successively, then there are many, many types of transformations of Krishna-leshya. Similarly, the types of transformations should be understood up to Shukla-leshya.
**From the eleventh Pradesh-adhikār to the fourteenth sthān-adhikār, the following is the prarūpaṇā:**
**1243.** **[1243 Pr.]** Bhagavan! How many Pradesh does Krishna-leshya have? **[1243 U.]** Gautama! (Krishna-leshya) has infinite Pradesh (because the atoms eligible for Krishna-leshya are infinitely infinite in number). Similarly, (from Nila-leshya) up to Shukla-leshya (the statement of Pradesh should be made).
**1244.** **[1244 Pr.]** Bhagavan! In how many Pradesh of space is Krishna-leshya avagāḍha? **[1244 U.]** Gautama! (Krishna-leshya) is avagāḍha in countless space Pradesh. Similarly, up to Shukla-leshya, it should be understood as countless Pradesh-avagāḍha.
**1245.** **[1245 Pr.]** Bhagavan! How many vargaṇā of Krishna-leshya are mentioned? **[1245 U.]** Gautama! (Its) infinite vargaṇā are mentioned. Similarly, up to Shukla-leshya (the statement of vargaṇā should be made).
**1246.** **[1246 Pr.]** Bhagavan! How many sthān (tar-tamrupa-bheda) of Krishna-leshya are mentioned? **[1246 U.]** Gautama! Countless sthān of Krishna-leshya are mentioned. Similarly, up to Shukla-leshya (the prarūpaṇā of sthān should be made).
**Discussion:**
From the eleventh Pradesh-adhikār to the fourteenth sthān-adhikār, the prarūpaṇā of Pradesh, Pradesh-avagāḍha, vargaṇā, and sthān is presented in these four sūtras.
**Krishna-ādi Leshya are Ananta-pradeshika:**
Since the atoms eligible for each of the six Krishna-ādi Leshya are infinitely infinite, they are called Ananta-pradeshika.
**1. Prajñāpanasūtra Malaya. Vṛtti, Patrānka 368**