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The ultimate time is in the form of the substance of the infinitesimal particles of the space-like region, beginning with the five-astikayas. However, the time that is to be understood as the form of the practical time, such as the moment, day, etc., is the practical time, because it is dependent on the infinitesimal particles of the substance, such as water vessels, etc., which are generated by the fire of the cause of the definitive time. This explanation implies that in this infinite time, the yogis who are the life of the five-astikayas should have firm faith in the one time nature of knowledge and bliss, distinct knowledge of the form of the five-astikayas, distinct from passion, etc., and a steady mind by abandoning the entire network of thoughts and doubts in the form of passion, etc., and should remain in that state. ||26|| Thus, two verses have been devoted to the explanation of practical time. In this first great chapter, which includes the explanation of the six substances of the five-astikayas, the explanation of the definitive and practical time has been explained in three places in five verses.
Thus, the five-astikaya pithika is completed with twenty-six verses in three chapters, namely the time-word pithika, the substance pithika, and the explanation of the definitive and practical time.
Hindi meaning of verse 26:
In the previous verses, the practical time has been said to be dependent on something. How is it dependent? Let us understand this with logic.
General meaning with analysis:
Without measure or quantity, there is no practical time, whether it is long or short. Certainly, that measure also does not exist without the substance of the pudgala. Therefore, time is said to be caused by the pudgala.
Specific meaning:
Long time is called chira and short time is called kshipra. In the world, the practical time of chira or kshipra cannot be without a limit. When we call the time of a ghadi, prahar, etc., chira, then the time smaller than that is called kshipra. The subtle time is a time that is not known without the infinitesimal particles of the pudgala, which are changing slowly. The time that is just a nimisha is not known without the blinking of the eye. Chira time, ghadi, etc., are not known without the substance of water vessels, etc., which are the cause of ghatika, etc. Therefore, the practical time, whether subtle or gross, in the form of ghatika, etc., is a synonym of the time substance in the definitive sense, but in practice, it is said to be generated by the substance of the pudgala, such as the infinitesimal particles and water, etc., as its support or cause. Just as a pot, which is generated from the substance of the earth in the form of a pudgala lump in the definitive sense, is said to be made by the potter in practice because it is made by the potter, similarly, the practical time, such as time, etc., is generated from the pudgala in practice because it is manifested by the infinitesimal particles, which are the cause of time, or by the water, etc., which are the cause of ghatika, etc., although it is generated from the ultimate time substance in the definitive sense. Then someone said...