________________
10
.
..
Samavāyāngasūtra
Māhendra, at least, is expounded over two ocean-similes (sāgaropama). 2[4] जे देवा सुभं सुभकतं सुभवण्णं सुभगंधं सुभलेसं सुभफासं सोहम्मवडेंसगं विमाणं देवत्ताते उववण्णा तेसि णं देवाणं उक्कोसेणं दो सागरोवमातिं ठिती पण्णत्ता। तेणं देवा दोण्हं अद्धमासाणं आणमंति वा पाणमंति वा ऊससंति वा नीससंति वा। तेसि णं देवाणं दोहिं वाससहस्सेहिं आहारट्टे समुप्पज्जति।
The longevity, of those divinities, manifested as gods, in the celestial abodes, Subha, śubhakānta, śubhavarna, śubhagandha, Subhaleśya, Subhasparsa and Saudharmāvatarisaka, at the most, is expounded as two oceansimiles (sāgaropama). Those gods breathe in or breathe forth or exhale or inhale [once) in every two fortnights. These gods feel hunger after two thousand years. 2[5] अत्यंगतिया भवसिद्धिया जीवा जे दोहिं भवग्गहणेहिं सिज्झिस्संति बुझिस्संति मुच्चिस्संति परिनिव्वाइस्संति सव्वदुक्खाणमंतं करिस्संति।।
. Among the fit to be liberated souls some will get salvation, will become enlightened, will be released, will be emancipated and will annihilate the entire miseries (will become free from the world cycle) in the second rebirth itself.
18. परिनिव्वुतिस्संति हे २ मु० विना। परिणिव्युसिस्संति जे०॥
Notes A. Danda has two meanings: violence and harmful activities. Violence again is two-fold:(a) artha-activities of violence done with purpose, (b) anarthaactivities of violence done without purpose. B. The longevity, expounded, here refers to that of mansion gods Nāgakumāra of North direction.
1. Abhayadevasūri, Sthānārgasūtram and Samavāyāngasūtram, MLBD, Delhi, p. 6.
Jain Education International
For Personal & Private Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
