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Bhagavai 5:4:112-113
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acquired power to produce and exhibit infinite objects by dint of what is called utkārikā-bheda. He has attained this power, which is at his disposal. It is for this reason, O Gautama! it has been said that the monk, possessed of the knowledge of fourteen pūrvas, is capable of producing and exhibiting a thousand jars out of a single jar, a thousand pieces of clothes out of a single cloth, a thousand mats out of a single mat, a thousand chariots out of a single chariot, a thousand umbrellas out of a single umbrella and a thousand wands out of a single wand.
Bhāsya 1. Sūtras 112-113
In the present dialogue, the doctrine of the power of producing thousand of similar objects from a single object has been propounded. This doctrine is called utkārika (utkārika-bheda).' In the Pannavaņā, five varieties of splitting up has been mentioned (1) khandabheda (breaking into pieces) (2] pratara bheda (separation into layers) [3] cūrņikā bheda (pounding) (4) anutaţikā bheda (left as on the muddy bottom of a pond (5) utkarikā bheda (splitting). It is like the release of caster seeds from the pod like different cluster of atoms release from a single cluster of atom.?
The process of utkarikā-bheda is known to the monk with the knowledge of fourteen pūrvas through his srutajñāna. By means of that process, the accomplished monk can produce many similar objects from a single object.
Patañjali has described eight supernormal powers, viz., [1] subtle body (animā) [2] light body (laghimā) [3] huge body (mahimā) [4) touching anything at any distance (prāpti) [5] walking at will (prākāmya) [6] subjugating all creatures [7] lordship of all creatures [8] yatrakāmāvasāyitva." Isitrtva is capable of the creation, destruction and configuration of the material entities. The accusation of the super normal power animā etc. is possible by conquering by material element. The process of the material elements is given in the sūtra sthülasvarūpasūksmūnvayarthavattvasamyamād bhūtajayah. Semantics Labdha ---the clusters of atoms spliting up are known. Patta (prāpta) - grasped. Abhisamanvāgata -- their transformation jar etc..
1. Bha. Vị. 5.113–iha cotkārikābhedagrahaņam taddhinnānāmeva dravyāņām vivaksitaghatādinispādana sāmarthyamasti nānyesām. 2. Panna.11.73-79. 3. Bha. Vr. 5.113--tannotkārikābhedena bhidyamānāni ‘laddhāim'tti labdhivišeşādgrahanavićayatām gatāni 'pattāim tti tata eva grhītāni abhisamannāgayāim'tti ghatādirudapena parināmayitumarabdhäni tatastairghata sahastrādi nirvarttayati, āhārika śarīravat nirvartrya ca darśayati janänäm. 4. Pā. Yo. Da. 3.45—tato'nimadiprādurbhāvah kāyasampattad dharmānabhighātasca, 5. Ibid., 3.45 Bhāsya-isitstvam teşām prabhavāpyaya vyūhānämīște. 6. Ibid., 3.44.
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