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Gommatasar Karmakanda - 187
To write: In the first vargana, there are as many provinces as were mentioned, but with one less **viśeṣa** (choice) in the count. To know the **viśeṣa** (choice) count, divide the number of provinces in the first vargana by two. The **viśeṣa** (choice) count is the count of provinces in one **guṇa-hānī** (loss of merit). Doubling the count of provinces in one **guṇa-hānī** gives the count of provinces in two **guṇa-hānī**. Thus, subtracting the **viśeṣa** (choice) count from the total number of provinces in the first vargana, the remaining count is the number of provinces in the second vargana. Here, the provinces with one more **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) than the previous **jghanya-śakti** (lowest power) are called a **varga** (class), and their group is known as the second vargana. In the **varga** (class) related to the second vargana, the number of **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersections) is increased by one, and the number of living provinces with that power is written above. Subtracting the **viśeṣa** (choice) count from the number of provinces mentioned in the second vargana, the remaining count is the number of provinces in the second vargana. Here, the provinces with one more **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) than the **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) of the **varga** (class) related to the second vargana are called **hasta** (hand), and their group is known as the third vargana. In this way, with each **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) increase in power, there is a decrease in the **viśeṣa** (choice) count, and each **varga** (class) forms a **vargana** (group). In this way, there are countless **vargana** (groups) in the **jagat-śreṇī** (world series), and at that time, the first **spardhaka** (competitor) arises. Therefore, it is said that there are countless **vargana** (groups) in one **spardhaka** (competitor) in the **jagat-śreṇī** (world series). This is the fourth **sahānī** (companion). This first **spardhaka** (competitor) is also called the **jghanya-spardhaka** (lowest competitor). In the last **vargana** (group) of this first **spardhaka** (competitor), the number of **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersections) is increased by countless **loka-pramaṇa** (world count), and the number of **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersections) in the first **vargana** (group) of the first **spardhaka** (competitor) is doubled. The **varga** (class) with that number of **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersections) is found, and there are no provinces with less power than that. The living provinces that possess the power of twice the **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) of the **jghanya-varga** (lowest class) are known as a **varga** (class), and their group is known as the first **vargana** (group) of the second **spardhaka** (competitor). Subtracting one **viśeṣa** (choice) from the number of **varga** (classes) in the last **vargana** (group) of the first **spardhaka** (competitor) gives the number of **varga** (classes) in the first **vargana** (group) of the second **spardhaka** (competitor). The living provinces with one more **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) than the **varga** (class) of this first **vargana** (group), i.e., the **varga** (class), form a group called the second **vargana** (group). The group of **varga** (classes) with one more **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) and one less **viśeṣa** (choice) than the count of provinces in the first **vargana** (group) of the second **spardhaka** (competitor) is the second **vargana** (group) of the second **spardhaka** (competitor). In this way, in each subsequent **vargana** (group), there are **varga** (classes) with one more **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection) and one less **viśeṣa** (choice) in power. The group of countless **vargana** (groups) in the **jagat-śreṇī** (world series) is known as the second **spardhaka** (competitor).
1. Dh. Pu. 10 p. 444 The **viśeṣa** (choice) count is "the first **vargana** (group) divided by countless parts of the **śreṇī** (series)."
2. Dh. Pu. 10 p. 452 "The **spardhaka** (competitor) is that which increases sequentially (by one **avibhāga-prati-ccheda** (indivisible intersection))."
3. Gh. Pu. 10 p. 455 Sutra 184.