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Elaboration—This aphorism states the number of baddh-mukta (bound and abandoned) bodies of Asurkumars (a kind of abode-dwelling gods). Generally speaking their total number is innumerable However, in terms of time they are equivalent to the total number of Samayas in innumerable utsarpini-avasarpini (progressive-regressive cycles of time). In terms of area the term innumerable has been explained as the innumerable fraction of the first square root of the total number of space-points in one square angul area. This number in vishkambh-suchi (square units) is only a fraction of the similar number for naaraks (infernal beings). Thus the number of Asurkumars is just a fraction of the number of naaraks (infernal beings). This is also confirmed by a statement in Prajnapana Sutra (Mahadandak) that the total number of all abode-dwelling gods is just a fraction of the naaraks (infernal beings) of the Ratnaprabha land (the first hell) alone
(३) असुरकुमाराणं भंते ! केवइया आहारगसरीरा पन्नत्ता ? __ गोयमा ! दुविहा पण्णत्ता। तं जहा-बद्धेल्लया य मुक्केल्लया य। जहा एएसिं चेव ओरालियसरीरा तहा भाणियव्वा।
(३) (प्र.) भगवन् ! असुरकुमारों के कितने आहारकशरीर कहे हैं ?
(उ.) गौतम ! वे दो प्रकार के कहे हैं-बद्ध और मुक्त। ये दोनो प्रकार के आहारकशरीर असुरकुमार देवों में औदारिकशरीर के समान जानने चाहिए।
(3) (Q.) Bhante ! How many kinds of aharak sharıras (telemigratory bodies) the Asurkumars are said to have ?
(Ans.) Gautam ! Their aharak shariras (telemigratory bodies) are of two kinds-baddh (bound) and mukta (abandoned). These two should be read just as the statement regarding audarik shariras (gross physical bodies) of Asurkumars.
(४) तेयग-कम्मगसरीरा जहा एतेसिं चेव वेउब्वियसरीरा तहा भाणियव्या।।
(४) तैजस् और कार्मणशरीर जैसे इनके (असुरकुमारो के) वैक्रियशरीर बताये, उसी प्रकार जानना चाहिए।
(4) As regards taijas and karman sharıras (fiery and karmic bodies) they should be read just as the statement about their (Asurkumars) vaikriya shariras (transmutable bodies).
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