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## 642 / Go. Sa. Jivakanda
**Verses 574-577**
**Doubt:** Is space (akasha) an undivided substance? If so, how can it be divided into regions?
**Solution:** Although space is an undivided substance, it is divided into two parts, Lokakasha (worldly space) and Alokakasha (non-worldly space), due to the presence of Dharmadravya (substance of virtue) and Adharmadravya (substance of non-virtue). These divisions have existed since time immemorial. Lokakasha is further divided into regions like the human realm, the realm of animals, the hell realm, and the heaven realm. The space occupied by one pudgala paramanu (atomic particle) is called a region (pradesh).
**Doubt:** If the time taken by a paramanu to move from one region of space to another is called a "sanayam," then it should take fourteen "sanayams" for a paramanu to travel fourteen regions. How can a paramanu travel fourteen regions in one "sanayam"?
**Solution:** A paramanu travels from one region of space to another adjacent region in one "sanayam." It takes one "sanayam" for it to travel at a normal speed. If the paramanu travels at a faster speed, it can travel fourteen regions in one "sanayam." An analogy is that a man named Devadatta can travel one hundred yojanas in one hundred days at a slow pace, but with the help of knowledge, he can travel the same distance in one day at a faster pace. There is no obstacle to a paramanu traveling one region or fourteen regions in one "sanayam" depending on its speed.
**Verse 574:** One "avali" (a unit of time) consists of a countless number of "sanayams." One "sanayam" consists of a countless number of "avalis." One "uchchvas" (breath) consists of seven "avalis." One "stoka" consists of seven "uchchvas." One "laba" consists of seven "stoka."
**Verse 575:** One "nali" (hour) consists of thirty-three and a half "labas." One "muhurta" (moment) consists of two "nalis." One "sanayam" is less than a "muhurta." The remaining time is called "sesam."
**Verse 576:** One "pakkha" (fortnight) consists of one month. One "ud" (day) consists of one "prayana" (journey). One "ghassa" (night) consists of one "prayana." And so on. The duration of time is countless.
**Verse 577:** The duration of time is countless, but in the human realm, it is understood as follows: One "sanayam" is equal to four "yavaharas" (transactions).