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## 720 Go. Sa. Jivakanda
**Part Sasadan** is the desired amount of **Samyagdrsti** souls. From this, there are **Samyagmithyadrsti** souls in a number-fold amount. All worldly souls devoid of these are the burden of **Mithyadrsti**. || 659 ||
**Gatha 657-656**
**Special Meaning:** The **Vedak Samyagdrsti** souls have an **avahar kal** (duration of existence) of an **asankhyat** (incalculable) part of an **avali** (a specific time period). The **Kshayik Samyagdrsti** souls have an **avahar kal** of a **sankhyat** (countable) **avali**. The **Upsham Samyagdrsti**, **Sasadan**, and **Samparimithyadrsti** souls have an **avahar kal** of an **asankhyat** **avali**. Among these, the **Sasadan Samyagdrsti** souls are the fewest. The **Samyagmithyadrsti** souls are a number-fold amount from them, with a number-fold time multiplier. The **Upsham Samyagdrsti** souls are an **asankhyat** fold amount from them, with an **asankhyat** part of an **avali** as the multiplier. The **Kshayik Samyagdrsti** souls are an **asankhyat** fold amount from the **Upsham Samyagdrsti** souls, with an **asankhyat** part of an **avali** as the multiplier. The **Vedak Samyagdrsti** souls are an **asankhyat** fold amount from the **Kshayik Samyagdrsti** souls. From them, the **Siddh** (liberated souls) are an **ananta** (infinite) fold amount. From the **Siddh**, the **Mithyadrsti** souls are an **ananta** fold amount. || 2
**Doubt:** It is said **avahar kal**, why not **praman** (number)?
**Solution:** By dividing their respective **avahar kal** by a **pal** (moment), their own amount of **praman** is obtained. Thus, by saying **avahar**, the **praman** (number) is known.
**Doubt:** It is only said that **Sasadan Samyagdrsti** souls are the fewest, without mentioning how many. This alone does not provide knowledge of the **praman**.
**Solution:** The **avahar kal** of **Sasadan Samyagdrsti** souls is an **asankhyat** **avali**. Dividing this **avahar kal** by a **pal** results in an **asankhyat**, indicating that the **Sasadan** souls are **asankhyat**.
**Doubt:** The **avahar kal** of **Sasadan Samyagdrsti**, **Samparimithyadrsti**, and **Upsham Samyagdrsti** souls is stated as an **asankhyat** **avali**, suggesting that their numbers are equal.
**Solution:** There are **asankhyat** variations within **asankhyat**. Although their **avahar kal** is generally stated as an **asankhyat** **avali**, their **avahar kal** is different. The **avahar kal** of **Sasadan** is a number-fold part of the **avahar kal** of **Samyagmithyadrsti** souls, and an **asankhyat** part of that is the **avahar kal** of **Upsham Samyagdrsti** souls.
Thus, the seventeenth chapter named **Samyaktva Margna** in the **Gommatasar Jivakanda** is complete.
1. V. Pu. 7 Pu. 266-267 || 2. V. Pu. 7 Pu. 472-573.