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## Description of the Six Substances and Five Astikayas
A being who does not perceive, hear, or experience the four types of knowledge - food, fear, sexual intercourse, and possessions - and who is deluded, confused, or attached to the results of all influences, is constantly born and destroyed in the various categories of beings like humans and hell beings. Such a being should strive to maintain pure soul substance, right faith, knowledge, and experience or meditation, so that there is no wandering in the realms of influence. This is the meaning. || 21 ||
In this way, although the substances are eternal according to the substance-based perspective, according to the category-based perspective, this worldly being is the creator and destroyer of the categories of beings like gods and humans. This explanation is mainly due to the contraction of the fourth stage, and the chapter is complete. In this way, the second set of seven chapters is completed with four stages. Thus, the second internal chapter called "Dravyapithika" in the first great chapter is completed with fourteen chapters, including the five stages mentioned in the first set of seven chapters and nine internal stages.
## Time Commentary Verse - 22
Here, among the six substances whose characteristics have been generally described, the five are established as Astikayas. The soul, the pudgala, the space, and the remaining two Astikayas are non-created, existentially real, and are the cause of the world. || 22 ||
## Hindi Time Commentary Verse - 22
Anvayaartha - [ Jeevaah ] Soul ( Pugalakaayaah ) Pudgala ( Aakaasam ) Space and [ Shesh Astikaya ] the remaining two Astikayas ( Amayaah ) are non-created, ( Astitvamyaah ) existentially real, and ( hi ) truly ( Lokasya Kaaranabhootaaah ) are the cause of the world.
Tika - Here (in this verse), among the six substances whose nature has been (previously) described, five are established as Astikayas.
Because they are non-created, existentially real, and the cause of the diversely evolving world, it is accepted that among the six substances, the soul, pudgala, space, dharma, and adharma are Astikayas. Time is not an Astikaya because it does not exist. This is understood through the power of reasoning. || 122 ||