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## Agam Sutra 28, Payanna Sutra-5, 'Tandulavaicharik'
**Sutra**
[28] This 'Tandula Veyali' Payanna, I will speak, after paying homage to the Jineswar Mahavir, who is free from old age and death.
**Sutra-1**
[28] This 'Tandula Veyali' Payanna, I will speak, after paying homage to the Jineswar Mahavir, who is free from old age and death.
**Sutra-2**
Human lifespan is considered to be 100 years, which is divided into ten parts. The time period before these 100 years is called 'Garbhavas' (gestation).
**Sutra-3**
The 'Ahar Vidhi' (diet regimen) refers to the time spent in the womb, including the days, nights, Muhurta (a unit of time), and breaths taken by the Jiva (living being) during gestation.
**Sutra-4**
A Jiva stays in the womb for 270 full days and nights, and half a day. This is the standard time for a Jiva to remain in gestation.
**Sutra-5**
However, due to 'Upghat' (adverse conditions), the birth can occur earlier or later than this standard time.
**Sutra-6**
Normally, a Jiva stays in the womb for 8325 Muhurta, but there can be variations in this duration.
**Sutra-7**
A Jiva takes 31410225 breaths in the womb, but this number can be less or more.
**Sutra-9**
O Ayushman! Below the navel of a woman, there are two veins like the stem of a flower.
**Sutra-10**
Below these veins, there is a Yoni (vagina) shaped like an inverted lotus, resembling a sword sheath.
**Sutra-11**
Inside this Yoni, there is a fleshy mass like an 'Am' (mango) fruit. During menstruation, it bursts and releases blood particles. When this inverted lotus-shaped Yoni mixes with Shukra (semen), it becomes capable of producing a Jiva. This is what the Jinenndra has said.
**Sutra-12**
In a Yoni capable of producing a Jiva, more than a lakh of separate Jivas reside for 12 Muhurta. Later, they perish.
**Sutra-13**
After 55 years, a woman's Yoni becomes incapable of conceiving, and after 75 years, a man usually becomes devoid of Shukra (semen).
**Muni Diparatnasagar Krit " (Tandulavaicharik) Agam Sutra-Hindi Anuvaad**
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