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व्याख्या - ४९ - कालेऽतीतानागत लक्षणे वर्त्तमानस्यैकसामयिकत्वात्स्वंलपत्वान्नात्र विवक्षितं (सवं ) कथं भूते काले ? - अनादिनिधनेऽनाद्यपर्यवसिते । तथा पुनः कथंभूते ? " जोणीगहणम्मि भीसणे ति " चतुरशीतिलक्षयोनिग्रहणे तत्तदाश्रयणेनानवस्थानात् । अथवा कोदृशे सारे ? योनिगहने-उपलक्षणादुत्पति विपत्तिरोगशोकादिर्भिर्गहने विचित्रक मंगत्याऽतिगुपिले जोवानां कर्म विपाक कारणभूतत्वाद्भीषणे - भयकारिणि तस्मिन्नधिकरणभूते जीवा भ्रान्ता भ्रमिष्यन्ति चिरं - मभूतं कालं । कीदृशाः सन्त ? जिनवचनं- भगवद्वचनं हितोपदेशमलभमाना:- अमाप्नुवन्तः । तथा कचिदित्यपि पाठ: - " भमिया भमंति भमिहिंति चि" तत्र tataणेन धातोरर्थविशेषो ज्ञेय इति गाथाक्षरार्थः ।। ४९ ।।
D C. Time includes the Past and the Future. The Present may not be considered here, as it is brief. This time has no commencement nor is it to end at any time.
'Yonigahana' may be construed either with the time or with the world. With the time, it would mean Caught by the many eighty four hundred thousand existences". With the world or rather mundane existence) it means one which is confused or intrigued (gahané) with births, deaths, diseases, sorrow, and the like.
The Samsara is fierce; because it is the cause of the results of previous actions. In such a place, the living beings have wan dered in the past and will (surely, wander in the future for a long time being confused-in these intricacies till they secure ( and execute ) the auspicious advice of the Divine One.
Some read " Bhamiya bhamanti bhamihinti.” The v. 1, also is alright, For, Here, all the times (including the present) are considered 49.