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644 /Go. Sa. Jeevakanda
Gatha 574-577
Thus, when the Pratiśalākā Kuṇḍa is also filled with Trukas, then one Dāna Mahāśalākā Kuṇḍa will be filled. As they are filled in order, when these four Kuṇḍas are filled, then in the end, the number of mustard seeds in the remaining unfilled Kuṇḍa will be the measure of the Jghanya Parītāsaṁkhyāt. By subtracting one from this, the measure of the Utkrushta Saṁkhyāt is obtained. The time obtained in this way, multiplied by the Jghanya Yuktāsaṁkhyāt, is one Pāvalī.
That is the time of the Vyavahāra Kāla, Āvalī, Kshaṇa (Stoka), Lava, Muhurta, Divasa, Paksha, Māsa, Ṛtu, Prayana Saṁvatsara, Yuga, Pūrva, Parva, Palyopama, Sāgaropama, etc.
Jākā - Then how did this 'Kāla' come about?
Samādhana - No, because Kāla is that by which the states of Karma, Bhaya, Kāya, and Prāyu are conceived or counted, i.e., are known. Thus, the word Kāla is derived from
Kāla, Mamaya, and Praḍa are all synonyms.
The time taken for one Paramāṇu to move past another Paramāṇu is 'Samaya'. An uncountable number of Samayas make up one Prāvalī. An uncountable number of Prāvalīs, as applicable, make up one Ucchvāsa-Niḥśvāsa. Seven Ucchvāsas make up one Stoka Saṁjñika Kāla. Seven Stokas make up one Lava, and thirty-two Lavās make up one Nālī, and two Nālīs make up one Muhurta.
"Uchchhyāsānāṁ Sahasrāṇi Trīṇi Sapta Śatāni Cha | Trisaptatiḥ Punaḥ Teṣāṁ Muhūtoṁ Teke Iṣhyate (3773) ||10||"
- Three thousand seven hundred seventy-three (3773) Ucchvāsas make up one Muhurta.
"Aḍḍhass Praṇalasass Y Ṇiruvahavass Y Jiṇehi Jantuss | Ussāso Hissāso Ego Pāṇo Tti Prāhiddo Eso ||35||"
- The breath of a being who is happy, free from childhood, and free from worry about illness, etc., is called one Prāṇa. This is what the Śruta Kevali has said.
Many Āchāryas say that one Muhurta is made up of seven hundred twenty Prāṇas, but considering the breaths of a healthy human being, free from illness, etc., the statement of those Āchāryas does not hold true, because this Sūtra, which is evidence because it is the meaning of the Kevali,
1. "Tasa Samaya-Prāvalī-Bāpa-Laya-Mohan-Divasa-Pala-Māsa Uḍu-Prayana-Saṁbachchara-Nṛga-Pṛthv-Pabba-Palidovama-Sāgarovama-ādi-Rūvatādo." | Dhavala Pu. 4 p. 317] | 2. Dhavala Pu. 41.318, p. 3 p. 65 | 3. Dhavala Pu. 4 p. 318 | 4. Dhavala Pu. 3 p. 66 |