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## 524 Mo. Sa. Jivakanda
## Gatha 455-456
The Manushottara mountain mentioned here is a symbolic representation, not the actual one. Therefore, the statement implies that the Manahparyaya Jnana knows the trikala-gochar (past, present, and future) substance that is the subject of concern for the beings residing within the forty-five lakh yojana region. This also means that the Manahparyaya Jnana knows the subject of concern for the Devas and Tiryanchas who are situated outside the Manushottara mountain but within their own subject area.
Some Acharyas say that the Manahparyaya Jnana only knows what is within the Manushottara mountain. According to them, it does not have knowledge of things outside the Manushottara mountain. Some other Acharyas say that the Manahparyaya Jnana knows the subject of concern while being situated within the Manushottara mountain. According to them, it directly knows the substance situated at the end of the Lok (universe). However, both interpretations are incorrect because, according to them, the substance that has entered the flower petal of its knowledge cannot become unavailable. It is not possible for the Manahparyaya Jnana to be obstructed by the Manushottara mountain because, being independent, it cannot be hindered by any obstacle. Secondly, it is also not possible for this knowledge, which knows the substance situated at the end of the Lok, to not know the mind situated there because it cannot become unavailable to its own subject matter situated within its own area. However, this is not possible because, if we accept this, the establishment of the proof of the area becomes futile. Therefore, if the substance that is the subject of contemplation by the beings residing within the forty-five lakh yojana region is within the area obstructed by the influence of the Manahparyaya Jnana, then it knows it, otherwise, it does not know it.
The Manahparyaya Jnana, due to its excellence, knows what is within the Manushottara mountain, not what is outside. This means that it knows the forty-five lakh yojana region.
Some Acharyas say that the Manahparyaya Jnana knows one category of the Akash श्रेणी (heavenly realm) in a sequential manner. However, this does not happen because, if we accept this, it will lead to the situation where the Manahparyaya Jnana cannot manifest in Devas, Manusha (humans), and Vidyadharas, etc. Some Acharyas say that the Manahparyaya Jnana knows all the tangible substances situated within the Manushkshetra (human realm) but not the external area. However, this also does not happen because, if we accept this, it will lead to the situation where the knowledge of the one who is situated near the Manushottara mountain and uses it in the external direction cannot be generated. If it is said that the said situation arises, then let it be, but even that cannot be said because there is no reason for it not to be generated. The absence of क्षयोपशम (cessation of decay) is not the reason because, without it, the generation of knowledge related to the internal direction of the Manushottara mountain also does not happen. Therefore, the existence of क्षयोपशम is established. It is also not possible for the knowledge of the substance situated in the external part to not be generated due to the obstruction by the Manushottara mountain because the non-sensory perception of the Manahparyaya Jnana, which operates in countless past and future periods and also knows the substances obstructed by mountains, etc., in the internal direction, cannot be obstructed by the Manushottara mountain.