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## Chapter Four of the Karma Granth: The Nature of the Innumerable and the Infinite [From the Bo Gathas]
218.
We perceive the innumerable as a heap of grains. The innumerable is small, the measure of an Avalika time. [78]
The innumerable with form is small, the measure of an Avalika time, when examined. The innumerable with form is small, the measure of an Avalika time. [7]
**Meaning:** The excellent form is certainly examined and counted. By practicing the examination and counting of the inferior, the inferior becomes counted. The inferior counted is the result of the times of an Avalika. [7]
**Explanation:** By adding one number to the excellent counted, the inferior examined and counted is obtained. That is, the total number of the islands and oceans with one Sarvap on each, and the four-footed Sarvaps combined, is the examined and counted.
**Note:**
1. In Digambar scriptures, the word "rupa" is also used in the sense of a number. For example: the 107th and 110th Gathas of the Jivand, and the commentary on the 74th Gatha of the Pravachana Sara-Shayadhikar.
2. To practice a number, write its digits as many times as the number itself, and multiply them together. That is, multiply the first digit by the second, and then multiply the result by the third digit, and so on. The final product is the practice of the desired number. For example, the practice of 5 is 1125. The method is as follows: Write 5 five times: 5 5 5 5 5. Multiply the first 5 by the second 5 to get 25. Multiply 25 by the third 5 to get 125. Multiply 125 by the fourth 5 to get 625. Multiply 625 by the fifth 5 to get 3125. - Anuyogadwar-Tika, p. 316.