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## The Karma Granth
317
It is said that through the "Utsedha Angul" gate, one should construct a circular "Palyagardha" (fortress) made of "Vishnan" (a type of stone), one "Yojan" (unit of distance) wide and one "Yojan" deep, with a circumference slightly less than 31 "Yojan". This "Paly" should be filled tightly with hairs that have grown in a single day to seven days, so that neither fire can burn them, nor wind can blow them away, nor water can enter it. From this "Paly", one hair should be removed at a time. The time it takes for this "Paly" to become empty is called "Badar Uddhar Paly".
Ten "Kotakoti" (ten billion) "Badar Uddhar Palyopam" (a unit of time) make one "Badar Uddhar Sagaropama" (another unit of time).
The purpose of these "Badar Uddhar Palyopam" and "Badar Uddhar Sagaropama" is to make the understanding of the subtle "Uddhar Palyopam" and "Uddhar Sagaropama" easier.
"Asmimmirupite sukshmam subodham ayudharapi. Aso nirupitam nanyarikachidasy prayojanam." - Dravyalokaprakash 1.86
There are three types of "Angul" (unit of measurement): "Asmangul", "Utsedha Angul", and "Pramana Angul". Their explanation is given further.
The "Anuyogadwar Sutra" and other texts related to filling the "Paly" with hairs are discussed in the appendix.
The "Dravyalokaprakash" (a Jain text) explains in detail in verse 1582 about filling the "Paly" tightly:
"Tatha cha chakrisanyena tamakramya prasapta.
Na manak kriyate nicharevam nibhidatagam."
These hairs are so tightly packed that even if the army of a Chakravarti (universal monarch) marches over them, they will not move even slightly downwards.