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Bhagavat 5:7:154-157
The Topic of Piercing etc. of Paramāņu and Skandhas
Can' the material paramāņu, O Lord! extend itself on the edge of a sword or razor?
Yes, it can extend itself.
Does it, O Lord! get pierced there and cut there?
Gautama! that is not possible. No weapon can operate on it.
5.155 evam jāva asamkhejjapaesio.
In the same way...... up to a material cluster of innumerable number of pradesas (consisting of innumerable number of paramāņus).
5.156 anamtapaesie nam bhamte! khamdhe asidharam vā khuradhāram vā ogähejjä? hamta ogähejja.
se nam bhamte! tattha chijjejja vā bhijjejja vā?
goyama! atthegaie chijjejja vä bhijjejja vā, atthegaie no chijjejja vā bhijjejja vā. Can a material cluster of infinite number of pradeśas (consisting of infinite number of paramāņus), O Lord! extend itself on the edge of a sword or on the edge of razor?
Yes, it can extend itself.
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Does it, O Lord! get pierced and cut there?
Gautama! there are some clusters which can get pierced and cut, there are some which can not pierce and cut.
5.157 paramāṇupogalle nam bhamte! agaṇikāyassa majjhammajjheṇam vīīvaejjā? hamtä viivaejjā.
se nam bhamte! tattha jhiyäejjä?
goyama! no inatthe samatthe, no khalu tattha sattham kamai.
se nam bhamte! pukkhalasamvaṇṭagassa mahāmehassa majjhammajjheņam viivaejjā?
hamtā viivaejjā.
se nam bhamte! tattha ulle siya?
goyama! no inatthe samatthe, no khalu tattha sattham kamai. se nam bhamte! gamgäe mahāṇadie paḍisoyam havvamägacchejja? hamtā havvamāgacchejjā.
se nam bhamte! tattha viņihāyamavajjejjā?
goyama! no inatthe samatthe, no khalu tattha sattham kamai. se nam bhamte! udagavattam vä udagabimdum vā ogāhejjā? hamtā ogähejjä.
se nam bhamte! tattha pariyävajjejjā?
goyama! no inatthe samatthe, no khalu tattha sattham kamai.
Can a material paramāņu, O Lord! pass through the middle of a fire-body? Yes, it can pass through.
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