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366/Go. Ma. Jeevakanda
Verses 260-265: Empty in the dust-like state, empty in the water-like state, countless are the divisions of the beings!
Fourteen, twenty, and countless are the people in these states. ||265|| Verse Meaning - There are four divisions in terms of the power of the four kṣayās (passions), fourteen divisions in terms of the leśyās (shades), and twenty divisions in terms of the ādhubandha (bondage). ||260|| The four divisions in terms of the power of the kṣayās are: śilā-bheda (stone-like division), paulastambha (pillar-like division), bānsa-mūla (bamboo-root division), and kṛmi-rāga (worm-like attachment). ||261|| In the śilā-bheda, there is only one leśyā, the kṛṣṇa leśyā. In the pṛthivī-bheda (earth-like division), there are six leśyās, from kṛṣṇa to śukla. In the dhūli-bheda (dust-like division), there are six leśyās, from kṛṣṇa to śukla. In the jala-bheda (water-like division), there is only one leśyā, the śukla leśyā. ||262|| In the paulastambha, there is no bondage in the kṛṣṇa leśyā, and only narakāyu (hell-bound) bondage in the pṛthivī-bheda. In the next three divisions, there is one prāyu (life-span), two prāyus, and three prāyus, respectively. In the remaining four, five, and six leśyā divisions, there is bondage for all four prāyus. ||263|| In the dhūli-bheda, there is bondage for four prāyus in the six leśyā divisions, three prāyus in the five leśyā divisions, two prāyus in the four leśyā divisions, one deva-prāyu (heavenly life-span) in the five leśyā and four leśyā divisions, deva-prāyu in the three leśyā divisions, and none in the two leśyā and one leśyā divisions. ||264|| In the two leśyā and one leśyā divisions, there is no bondage. In the jala-bheda, there is no bondage in the one leśyā division. Thus, there are four, fourteen, and twenty divisions, each with countless divisions of beings. ||265||
Special Meaning - First, one should divide the kṣayās into four divisions based on their power. For example, the four divisions of krodha (anger) are: śilā-bheda, pṛthivī-bheda, dhūli-bheda, and jala-bheda. The four divisions of māna (pride) are: śailasthambha (mountain-like pillar), asthisthambha (bone-like pillar), kāṣṭha-sthambha (wood-like pillar), and bēnta-sthambha (bamboo-like pillar). The four divisions of māyā (deceit) are: bāsa-mūla-vṛtta (bamboo-root-like curve), meḍha-śṛnga-vṛtta (ram's horn-like curve), gomūtra-vṛtta (cow's urine-like curve), and khurpa-vṛtta (hoe-like curve). The four divisions of lobha (greed) are: kṛmi-rāga, cakra-mala (wheel-like dirt), śarīra-mala (body-dirt), and haridra-raṅga (turmeric-like color). Then, one should divide these four divisions based on the leśyās. In the śilā-bheda, there is only one leśyā, the kṛṣṇa leśyā, so there is only one division. In the pṛthivī-bheda, there are six leśyās, so there are six divisions: 1. kṛṣṇa leśyā, 2. kṛṣṇa and nīla leśyā, 3. kṛṣṇa, nīla, and kāpota leśyā, 4. kṛṣṇa, nīla, kāpota, and pīta leśyā, 5. kṛṣṇa, nīla, kāpota, pīta, and padma leśyā, 6. kṛṣṇa, nīla, kāpota, pīta, padma, and śukla leśyā. These six divisions are based on the leśyās in the pṛthivī-bheda. Similarly, one should know the divisions based on the leśyās in the dhūli-bheda: six leśyās, five leśyās, four leśyās, three leśyās, two leśyās, and one leśyā. In the jala-bheda, there is only one leśyā, the śukla leśyā. Thus, the total number of divisions based on the leśyās is: 1 for śilā-bheda, 6 for pṛthivī-bheda, 6 for dhūli-bheda, and 1 for jala-bheda (1+6+6+1 = 14).
In terms of ādhubandha, there are two divisions in the śilā-bheda: one for prāyu and one for narakāyu. In the pṛthivī-bheda, there are a total of eight divisions: 1. kṛṣṇa leśyā narakāyu, 2. kṛṣṇa and nīla leśyā narakāyu, 3. kṛṣṇa, nīla, and kāpota leśyā (one narakāyu, two narakāyus, and three narakāyus), 4. kṛṣṇa, nīla, kāpota, and pīta leśyā (four prāyus), 5. kṛṣṇa, nīla, kāpota, pīta, and padma leśyā (four prāyus), 6. kṛṣṇa, nīla, kāpota, pīta, padma, and śukla leśyā (four prāyus). Thus, there are eight divisions of āyu-bandha in the six leśyā divisions of the pṛthivī-bheda.