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Gyanamarga/511
Solution - This is not a defect, because there is no contradiction in the difference of the duration of the Kshayopashama (subsidence-cum-destruction) of the Avadhi Jnanavaranaiya (obscuring knowledge) karma due to the difference of the Kalpa (cosmic time cycle) of diverse natures. However, with respect to the region, when the time is brought in, the Kala (time) of the Saudharma Kalpa up to the Sarvartha-siddhi Vimana-vasi (celestial beings) should be the Sankhyatama (countable) part of the said Kalaparyapta (duration), because if one Palya (measureless time) is obtained for one Dhanaloka (celestial region), then what will be obtained for the Sankhyatama part of the Dhanaloka? In this way, by multiplying the Shashi (moon) and dividing the Prabhanmandala (sphere of light) by the Icchha-rashi (desired quantity), the Sankhyatama part of the Kalaparyapta is obtained. But this is not possible, because such a teaching of the Guru is not found. Therefore, one should accept the Kala as stated, without considering the region.
Gatha 437-440
Or, all these devas know the future substance that appears within one Palya, with respect to time. This is also the teaching of the Guru. There is no current Sutra (canonical text) that expounds on this subject.
Joisidarohi kshetta utta paho nti ghanappadara.
Kalpasuranan cha puriso visarittham prayadan hodi.||437||
Meaning - The region of the Bhavana-vasi (celestial beings) and Jyotishi (luminous) devas is not dense and broad, because the spherical and transverse form of the region is more, and the upward and downward is less. The region of the Kalpa-vasi (celestial beings) is more transverse compared to the Prayata (extended), and the region of all the Vimana-vasi (celestial beings) is Rajju-pratara (rope-like). That is, the transverse form is less, and the upward and downward is more. As the region of Saudharma to Ishana is one and a half Rajju upward and downward, and that of Sanatakumara to Mahendra is four Rajju upward and downward, and so on. That is, the Prayata is Visa (extensive). But the transverse form is similar, because the transverse region of all is one Rajju-pratara extension.||437||
|| Thus ends the Avadhi-jnana (knowledge of the duration) ||
The nature of Manaḥparyaya-jnana (telepathic knowledge)
Chitiyamachitiyam ya saddham chitiya maraneyabheyagayam. Mapajjavam ti uccai jam jagati tam khu garalogo.||438||
Maranapajjavam cha duviham ujjuviulam aditti ujjumadi tivihā. Ujjumaratrayan e kaye gadatthavisa yatti riyamer.||439||
Vilamadosiya chaddha ujjuganu juvayaranakayacittamayam. Pattham jaragai jam ha saddattaga ya hu taranattham.||440||
1. Dhavala Vol. 13, p. 318. 2. Dhavala Vol. 13, p. 320. 3. Dhavala Vol. 1, p. 360, Prabhrita Panchika Samgraha Adhyaya 1, Maha. 125.