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## Chapter 158
**A Muhurta consists of sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-six Kshudra Bhavas, and a Kshudra Bhava consists of two hundred fifty-six Avalis.**
**Special Note:** The verse explains the nature of Kshudra (small) Bhava. The smallest of all Bhavas is called 'Kshullaka Bhava'. This Bhava belongs to the Nigodaya Jiva. Because the Nigodaya Jiva's state is the least compared to all other Bhavas, and this Bhava occurs only in the Manushya and Tithyachar Paryayas. Therefore, the lowest state of lifespan in Manushya and Tithyachar is considered as evidence of Kshullaka Bhava. The magnitude of Kshullaka Bhava should be understood as follows:
According to Jain time calculation, there is one Avali of Asankhya time. One Ucchvasa-Nissvasa is one Sankhya Avali. The time taken by a healthy, young, carefree man to inhale and exhale once is called one Ucchvasa time or Shvasochchvasa time. Seven Shvasochchvasa times make one Stoka. Seven Stokas make one Lava, and thirty-five and a half Lava make one Nali or Ghatika. Two Ghatikas make one Muhurta.
**Verse 1**
"Time is the ultimate, indivisible, and eternal. It is known as Samaya. Asankhya is the time of one Ucchvasa-Nissvasa. One Ucchvasa-Nissvasa is when a being breathes in and out once. Seven such breaths are called one Stoka. Seven Stokas make one Lava, and thirty-five and a half Lava make one Nali. Two Nalis make one Muhurta."
**Jyotishkarandaka, 6, 10**
**Note:** The term "Samaya" is used to refer to time.