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## Verse 64: Explanation of the Five Categories of Substance
**A being who has lost their human form becomes a god or something else. In both cases, the essence of life is neither destroyed nor created anew.**
**Commentary:**
This verse explains that the essence of life (Jiva) is not destroyed or created anew when a being changes its form. It is like a river that flows continuously, changing its form as it passes through different landscapes. The essence of the river remains the same, even though its form changes.
The verse states that a being who has lost their human form (through death) becomes a god or something else (like a hell being or an animal) due to their past actions. However, the essence of life (Jiva) remains the same. It is not destroyed or created anew.
The verse also explains that the change in form is not a real destruction or creation. It is a transformation, a change in the way the essence of life manifests itself. The essence of life remains the same, but its form changes according to the actions of the being.
This verse refutes the idea that the essence of life is destroyed or created anew. It emphasizes that the essence of life is eternal and unchanging. It only changes its form according to the actions of the being.
**Translation of the Sanskrit terms:**
* **द्रव्य (dravya):** Substance
* **पंचास्तिका (panchaastika):** Five categories of substance
* **पर्याय (paryaaya):** Transformation
* **जीव (jiva):** Essence of life
* **देव (deva):** God
* **नारक (naarak):** Hell being
* **तिर्यग (tiryag):** Animal
* **मनुष्य (manushya):** Human
* **उत्पाद (utpaada):** Creation
* **विनाश (vinaasha):** Destruction
* **सदुच्छेद (saduccheda):** Real destruction
* **असदुत्पाद (asadutpaada):** Unreal creation
* **विवर्त (vivarta):** Transformation
* **भाव (bhaava):** Essence
* **अगुरुलघुगुण (agurulaghuguna):** Light and heavy qualities
* **हानिवृद्धि (haanivriddhi):** Loss and gain
* **स्वभाव (svabhaava):** Nature
* **संतत्य (santatya):** Continuity
* **विच्छेद (vichheda):** Discontinuity
* **सोपाधि (sopaadhi):** With attributes
* **लक्षण (lakshana):** Characteristic
* **नष्ट (nasht):** Destroyed
* **भवति (bhavati):** Becomes
* **नश्यति (nashyati):** Is destroyed
* **जायते (jayate):** Is created
* **अन्य (anya):** Other
* **उत्पद्यते (utpadyate):** Is created
* **किं तु (kim tu):** But
* **तथा (tatha):** Thus
* **इति (iti):** So
* **अन्वयार्थ (anvayarth):** Meaning
* **टीका (tika):** Commentary
* **तात्पर्यवृत्ति (taatparyavritti):** Explanation
* **क्षणिकैकान्तमतं (kshanikaikaantamatam):** Momentary view
* **नित्यैकान्तमतं (nityaikaantamatam):** Eternal view
* **निषिद्ध (nishiddha):** Refuted
* **सूत्रार्थ (sutraarth):** Meaning of the sutra