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सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
this bondage is like a pleasant touch and just for the duration of two Samaya. However, when he is free of any association (ayogi) even that bondage does not occur.
Maxim 73_-The five short vowels are-a, i, u, ri and Iri. The time taken in uttering these with medium speed is the period for which the soul stays at the fourteenth Gunasthan (ayogi kevali gunasthaana). After that the soul gets liberated from the body to become perfected (Siddha).
Shukla dhyaan here means the absolutely pure meditation of samucchinna kriya, which is not concluded till all karmas are not shed. This is the Meru mountain like state of perfect stability. It is called samuchchhinna kriya-anivritti shukla dhyaan.
Maxim 74—Motion is of two kinds-1. straight motion and 2. oblique motion.
The upward movement of karma-free soul takes place in straight line and it concludes in one Samaya.
There are many kinds of motion including sprishadgati (touching things during movement) and asprishadgati (not touching things during movement). When during its movement the soul touches matter particles or aggregates it is called sprishadgati.
The liberated soul goes upward with asprishadgati (not touching things during movement). There are varying interpretations of asprishadgati (not touching things during movement)
The interpretation according to Vrihad Vritti is—"While moving the soul touches only that number of space-points which it occupied originally; it does not touch even a single extra spacepoint. Asprishadgati does not mean that a liberated soul does not touch space-points at all.”
The interpretation according to Acharya Abhayadeva (Aupapatik Vritti)— "Starting from here, to reach the destination (edge of the universe) without touching the intervening space-points. According to him a liberated soul goes up without touching space-points at all. If it has to touch the intervening space-points, how could it reach the edge of the universe in the short span of one Samaya? Not at all."
The interpretation according to Aavashyak Churni-A liberated soul reaches the edge of the universe in one Samaya. It does not exceed even one Samaya. This is the natural linear movement of a liberated soul without a scope of any turn. And as such there is no need of an extra Samaya.
(Comments on Uttaradhyayan Sutra by Sadhvi Chandana ji)
