Moksha Marg Prakashak

SR No.: 006760
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Todarmal Pandit
Publisher: Kundkund Kahan Digambar Jain Trust
Publication Year: 1992
Total Pages: 556
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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MOKSHA MARG PRAKASHAK
divisions; so out of such types of manyAnubhaga-Kandakas and Guna Samkramanas etc., the fruition (potency) of Asata Vedaniya in Satta (existence state) has become extremely feebled, so in the state of its rise, no such hunger gets manifested which may cause the body to become weak. And also owing to the absence of Moha(deluding karma) there is no affliction caused by hunger, etc., that is why there in the omniscient state, the hunger, etc. is described to be absent but minutely speaking, its existence is accepted.
Further, you say- "Without taking the food, etc. how would hunger subside?" But if the hunger requiring food for its mitigation be found in the omniscient Jina how can then the rise of hunger causing passion be treated as very feeble? Even in the state of feeble rise of Asata karma to the Devas (celestial beings) and the Jivas of Bhoga-Bhumi (enjoyment land) very little intake of food is found after a very long interval of time, whereas He-(the omniscient Jina) has got extremely feebled rise of Asata karma, therefore, the absence of taking of food is possible in the omniscient.
Further, he says that the constitution of the body of Devas (celestial beings) and Jivas of Bhoga-Bhumi(enjoyment land) is such that the feeling of huger is very feeble and that too occurs after a long interval of time, whereas His (omniscient's) body is the Audarika (gross) body of the Jivas belonging to Karma-Bhumi (land of action); therefore, how does His body remain in the excellent form up to a period a little less than one crore Purvat, without taking food?
Answer: Such a constitution of the bodies of Devas etc. too is due to the instrumentality of the rise of apporpriate karmas only. Here on manifestation of omniscience, the rise of karma is of such type only due to which the body is transformed into such a state that no hunger is caused to it. As the hair, nails used to grow before the manifestation of omniscience, now they do not grow; the shadow of the body was cast (prior to attainment of omniscience) but now it is not cast; earlier Nigoda beings were found in the body but now they are not found. As the condition of the body has turned totally, accordingly, the condition (of the body) has also become such that even without food the body remains as it is. See the tangible proof
1. Purva- A measure of innumerable years period.