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Q.X.6.1
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Q.X.7.1
Which are the three states which the emancipated souls get immediately on emancipation?
A.X.7.1
Separations from the body, state of the perfect-soul and the attainment of the last place upwards (summit) of the cosmos.
Where is the summit of the cosmos (siddha il )?
It is in the form of semi-circular arc 4.5 million yojana plain and of the size of the place of inhabitation of the human being above and in the middle of the 8th land (prthavi). The 8th land is 8 yojana thick and 12 yojana above Sarv rtha-siddhi and seven yojana north south and one yojana east west.
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P rvaprayog dasamgatv dbandhacched ttath gatiparin m cca
io&iz kx 13 x dk VHkko gkus I3 CU/k ds VWus I s vk of k xeu djus dk LoHkko gkus Is eprtho Ã/okeu djrk gå
As the soul is previously impelled, as it is free from karma particles, as it has separation from karma bondage and as it is of the nature of soaring upwards.
What is the cause of the upward movement only of the emancipated soul?
vkfo) &dyky&pØon-0; xr&yi kykpnj. Mchton&fXuf'k [kkoPp X.7 viddha-kul la-cakravad vyapagata-lep I bhuvaderandab javada gni ikh vacca
The emancipated soul soars upwards only due to its nature of upward motion only as well as due to its being free from all karma bondages to drag it down/hold it back.
What is the meaning of the word p rva-prayoga in the aphorism?
It means previously impelled due to existing impetus i.e. its movement to acquire new body several times as an empirical soul.
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?kek; s x; s digkj ds pØ ds I eku] yi Is epr gpl reMh ds I eku], j.M ds cht ds I eku vk vfXu dh f'k[kk ds leku (epr&tho Å/okeu gh dj rk g$
Like the potter's wheel, the gourd devoid of mud, the shell of the castorseed and the flame of the candle.
Explain, by means of examples the upwards movement of the soul due to previously impelled due to existing impetus?
Like a potter spins the wheel with a stick, the wheel revolves around its axis till its momentum is exhausted. Similarly an empirical soul makes several attempts to move up to the end of the cosmos. Though on beings
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