Agam 05 Ang 05 Bhagvati Vyakhyaprajnapti Sutra Part 02 Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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Samaya following the first Samaya of the monsoon season in the northern half). Anantar-pachchhakadasamayamsi = Anantarpashchaatkrit Samaya or the Samaya preceding the first Samaya of the monsoon season in the western half. Starting from Samaya there are ten units of time up to Ritu-Samaya (the smallest indivisible unit of time; something even beyond nanosecond), Avalika (innumerable Samayas), Aan-pran (one exhalation and inhalation), Stoka (seven Aan-pran), Lava (seven Stoka), Muhurt (77 Lava or 3773 Aan-pran or 48 minutes), Ahoratra (30 Muhurts; day and night), Paksha (15 Ahoratra), Maas (30 Ahoratra; month), Ritu (two months). The units of time after this are-three Ritu's make one Ayan (the time from one solstice to another; six months), two Ayans make one Samvatsar (year), five Samvatsars make one Yug, and twenty Yugs make one Varshashat (century). Ten Varshashat make one Varshasahasra (millennium), and one hundred Varshasahasra make one Varshashatsahasra. 8.4 million Varsh make one Purvanga, 8.4 million Purvangas make one Purva, 8.4 million Purvas make one Trutitanga, 8.4 million Trutitanga make one Trutit, 8.4 million Trutit make one Adadanga, 8.4 million Adadanga make one Adada, 8.4 million Adada make one Avavanga, 8.4 million Avavanga nake one Avava, 8.4 million Avava make one Huhukanga, 8.4 million Huhukanga make one Huhuka, the same process continues to include Jtpalanga, Utpala, Padmanga, Padma, Nalinanga, Nalina, Arthanupuranga, Arthanupura, Ayutanga, Ayut, Nayutanga, Nayuta, Prayutanga, Prayuta, Chulikanga, Chulika, and still further 8.4 million Chulika make one Sheershaprahelikanga, and 8.4 million Sheershaprahelikanga make one Sheershaprahelika (a number having .94 digits). Palyopam and Sagaropam are metaphoric units of time and re not countable.
Avasarpini-This is ten Kodakodi Sagaropam long. It has six ivisions or epochs (Aara or spokes). Although called regressive cycle of ime it is in fact half-cycle. Utsarpini-this too is ten Kodakodi agaropam long and has six divisions or epochs (Aara or spokes). Both ombined make one cycle of time. This progressive and regressive cycle f time is applicable only to five Bharat and five Airavat areas.
र्य के उदय- अस्त तथा दिवस - रात्रि का विचार SUNSET AND SUNRISE DAY AND NIGHT
२२. [ प्र. १ ] लवणे णं भंते ! समुद्दे सूरिया उदीण- पाईणमुग्गच्छ ?
चम शतक : प्रथम उद्देशक
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Fifth Shatak: First Lesson