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## Āgama Sūtra 28, Payannā Sūtra-5, ‘Tandulavaicārik’
**Sūtra**
**Sūtra-43**
O Āyushmān! The ten stages of a being born in this way have been described in order. They are as follows:
**Sūtra-44**
Bālā, Krīḍā, Mandā, Balā, Prajñā, Hāyinī, Prapancā, Pragbhārā, Munmukhi and Śāyinī are the ten stages of life.
**Sūtra-45**
At birth, the being attains the first stage. Due to ignorance, it does not know pleasure, pain, or hunger.
**Sūtra-46**
In the second stage, it engages in various forms of play, and its mind is not sharp in its enjoyment of worldly pleasures.
**Sūtra-47**
In the third stage, it becomes capable of experiencing five types of worldly pleasures.
**Sūtra-48**
In the fourth stage, called Balā, the human being is capable of demonstrating its strength even when there is no need.
**Sūtra-49**
In the fifth stage, it becomes capable of acquiring wealth and family.
**Sūtra-50**
In the sixth stage, called Hāyinī, due to a decline in the senses, it becomes detached from worldly pleasures.
**Sūtra-51**
In the seventh stage, called Prapancā, it coughs, producing phlegm and mucus.
**Sūtra-52**
In the eighth stage, with a contracted abdomen and wrinkled skin, it becomes unattractive to women and enters old age.
**Sūtra-53**
In the ninth stage, called Munmukhi, the body becomes weak due to old age and is devoid of sexual desire.
**Sūtra-54**
In the tenth stage, its voice becomes weak, its tone changes. It becomes weak, with a confused mind, a deluded intellect, and experiences a state of sorrow and suffering.
**Sūtra-55**
Ten years of age is for physical development, twenty years for acquiring knowledge, thirty years for worldly pleasures, and forty years for acquiring specialized knowledge.
**Sūtra-56**
At fifty, eyesight weakens, at sixty, physical strength declines, and at seventy, self-awareness weakens.
**Muni Dīparatnasāgar Kṛt " (Tandulavaicārik) Āgama Sūtra-Hindi Anuvāda**
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