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## Gatha 416-418
## Jnanamarga/501
**Gatha 416:**
As many distinctions are there in the Paramoksha with respect to dravya, so many are there with respect to kshetra and kala, but their subject matter is in an infinite number of times.
**Gatha 417:**
The multiplication of the infinite parts of the avli (a unit of measurement) by the number of the desired gachchha (a unit of time) gives the multiplication factor of the kshetra and kala of the desavadhi (a unit of space).
**Gatha 418:**
The multiplication of the infinite parts of the avli by the number of the desired gachchha, which is obtained by adding the number of the desired gachchha to the sum of the numbers of the previous gachchhas, gives the multiplication factor of the desired gachchha.
**Explanation:**
The Paramoksha is characterized by a simultaneous increase in dravya, kshetra, kala, and bhava. Therefore, there is only one shalakarasthi (a unit of measurement) for the alternatives related to dravya, kshetra, kala, and bhava, not different shalakarasthis. The shalakarasthi is obtained by multiplying the number of jovarashi (a unit of time) by the number of avagahana alternatives (a unit of knowledge) of the tejaskaayik (a type of being). The kshetra-upam agni jivas (a type of being) know the excellent dravya, kshetra, kala, and bhava of the desavadhi through the khandan (a process of analysis) and gunan (a process of multiplication) of the shalakas (a unit of measurement) of the dravya, kshetra, kala, and bhava. This proves that the number of distinctions in the Paramoksha with respect to dravya is the same as the number of distinctions with respect to kshetra, kala, and bhava. There is no difference between them.
The sum of the numbers from 1 to the desired number of distinctions gives the sum of the desired gachchha. For example, the sum of the first gachchha is 1, the sum of the second gachchha is 1+2=3, the sum of the third gachchha is 1+2+3=6, and so on. The multiplication of the infinite parts of the avli by the sum of the desired gachchha gives the multiplication factor of the desired gachchha.