Jaganmohanlal Pandita Sadhuwad Granth

SR No.: 012026
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sudarshanlal Jain
Publisher: Jaganmohanlal Shastri Sadhuwad Samiti Jabalpur
Publication Year: 1989
Total Pages: 610
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Smruti_Granth & Articles
File Size: 14 MB

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२४८ पं० जगन्मोहनलाल शास्त्री साधुवाद ग्रन्थ
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Hot (spring) Alkaline Slight acidic Acidic Salt/sea water Wine (Varun) water Milk (Kshira) water Butter (ghrit) water Sweet (cane) water Rasodaka
where alcohol or vinegar is produced. These waters should not be used as common drinking waters. The Pragyapana description about the sources of water are quite statisfactory. But they describe only solid and liquid water. The gaseous water does not find any mention.
The old litrature does not contain much about alcohols and medicial waters. This forms the subject of other faculties. However, it has been pointed out that they should not be used for better health and spirits. Amritchandra has described alcohol as a source of many microorganisms and it causes intoxication and idleness. 84 Butter is also produced by a similar process. One does not have much discription about liquid oils. However, butter and oils form a class of liquids which are water insoluble. Many other liquids are water coluble. They are discribed to some extent in Ayurvedic texts.
It seems from the above that there were three types of liquids in use in olden times. The number of liquids is enormous today. Their properties vary. The earlier of general properties show that quite a good number of properties of liquids are found in cannons. The Vaisheshikas 85 have sea, river, dew and ice water with many other varieties not mentioned. This is much less than what is discribed in Jain literature. The Buddhas have aiso a similar case as with the earths.
The Air or Gaseous Skandhas
As earlier, the air should represent the gaseous class of sustances. They move obliquely. Formerly only colorless gases might be known which could not be visible to the eye but other senses could sense them by their blowing, flowing or smell. It seems, however, that no other gas except air was known in canonical periods. That is why only various types of air are discribed in this oategory. The earths and water fare a little better in this regard.
34. Amritchandra Suri; Purusharthsidhyupaya, D. J. S. N. Trust, Songarh, 1978, p. 61 35. See ref. 9 P: 96