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**Verses 113-117**
**Jiva Samaas/155**
**Statement of Jiva Samaas by Kula (Species)**
"Twenty-two lakhs for the Earth-bodied, seventeen lakhs for the Water-bodied, three lakhs for the Fire-bodied, and seven lakhs for the Air-bodied are the Kulakotis." ||113||
"Seven lakhs for the two-sensed, eight lakhs for the three-sensed, six lakhs for the four-sensed, and twenty-eight lakhs for the plant-bodied are the Kulakotis." ||114||
"Twelve and a half lakhs for the aquatic, twelve lakhs for the birds, ten lakhs for the quadrupeds, and one lakh for the reptiles (those who move on their bellies) are the Kulakotis." ||115||
"Twenty-six lakhs for the Devas, twenty-five lakhs for the Narakas, and twelve lakhs for the humans are the Kulakotis to be known." ||116||
"These are the Kulakotis, totaling sixty-nine lakhs fifty thousand kotis for all beings." ||117||
**Explanation of the Verses:**
These five verses are also found in the Panchaachar Adhikar and Paryapti Adhikar of the Mulaachar. In those, the Kulakotis for humans are mentioned as fourteen lakhs, and for all beings as one hundred and ninety-nine and a half lakhs. However, in the Gommatasar and Praacharasar, the Kulakotis for humans are mentioned as twelve lakhs, and for all beings as sixteen hundred and seventy-three lakhs. Currently, there is no Shrutakevali, therefore, it cannot be decided which number should be accepted.
**Doubt:**
What is meant by Kula (Species)?
**Solution:**
Shri Abhaychandra Suri, the Siddhantachkravarti, in his Mandaprabodhini Tika, has stated, "The lineages that arise due to the progressive increase in the special qualities of the higher and lower gotras are called Kula (Species)."