Agam 09 Ang 09 Anuttaropapatikdasha Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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AnuttaropapaatikDasha- Ang-09 - varga-3, Chapter 1
to what is Bhakt. In a day there are two times when meals are taken. These are called Bhakt. Thus in a month there are sixty Bhaktas.
When the accompanying monks noticed that Dhanya Anagar has breathed his last, they did meditation in the context of his death, the silent meditation done at the time of the death of a person is called Parinirvana-pratyayik kayotsarg. To leave attachment or care for the corpse of a monk is also called parinirvana. They then picked up his pots and clothes, broom etc. They came straight to Bhagavan Mahavir and narrated the entire event up to his death in a state of equanimity. They narrated his good qualities.
In this aphorism, it is mentioned that after re-birth in heaven, the soul of Dhanya is named as Dhanya Dev. It is said that no new name is given to the souls that after life-span in human state or animal state are re-born in heaven. They are known by their very name in the preceding life.
The life-span of angels living in Anuttar Viman is discussed in Anuyoga-dvar Sutra. It is mentioned that the minimum life-span of angels in four Anuttar VimansVijay, Vijayant, Jayant and Aparajit, is thirty one Sagaropam and the maximum is thirty three Sagaropam. In Sarvarth Siddh Viman it is thirty three Sagaropamneither more nor less.
The words Palyopam and Sagaropam denote periods of innumerable years. In Jain scriptures these words have been used quite often.
To explain the life-span in hellish existence and angelic existence the words Palyopam and Sagaropam have been used. In order to understand the life-span of thirty three Sagaropamin the present case, it is pertinent to know Palyopam. It is explained in brief as under
Palya or palla is a well, or a big silo to store food-grains. Counting of time by using palya as a unit is called palyopam.
Palyopam is of three types—(1) Uddhar Palyopam, (2) Addha Palyopam, and (3) Kshetra Palyopam.
Uddhar Palyopam—the first is defined as consider a palya (well) which is one yojan (4 kos or eight miles) long, one yojan wide and one yojan deep. It should be filled with the extremely small pieces of hair of a newborn Yaugalik baby (child of the era of twins) of not more than seven days. The filling should be so packed that the fire or water are unable to damage it and even a few pieces do not go astray even if the large army of a chakravarti passes over it. If a piece of hair is taken out every samay (a very subtle unit of time that can not be divided further), the period taken to make the well empty is known as Uddhar palyopam (uddhar means to take out).
Uddhar Palyopam is of two types—Subtle Uddhar Palyopam and Practical (Vyavaharik) Uddhar Palyopam. Above description is of Practical Uddhar Palyopam. Subtle Uddhar Palyopam is explained as under-The pieces of hair that were done in case of Practical Uddhar Palyopam be further divided into innumerable pieces that are almost invisible. The well should be filled with these subtle pieces as before and well packed as mentioned earlier. Thereafter after each samay, one piece is taken out. The total time taken to make it empty is known as Subtle Uddhar Palyopam.
Addha Palyopam-Addha is a native word meaning time. The Palyopam mentioned in scriptures in the present case relates to this Palyopam. To understand
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