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Nandi Sootra
COMMENTARY Kshetra (space) and time are formless. Kshetra (area) means the place or area in the empty space occupied by something. Time is the gap between two incidents. As these are formless they are beyond the scope of Avadhijnana. But as these are the parameters of measurement, everything within the scope of Avadhi-jnana is covered by these parameters. In other words everything falling within the scope of these parameters of time and space is subject of Avadhi-jnana.
As space has been shown to be subtler than time, matter is subtler than space because a space point is occupied by one skandh (a bunch of particles of matter, atom) of matter which in turn is composed of infinite paramanus (ultimate particles). Bhava (mode) is even subtler than matter because every ultimate particle has infinite modes with reference to shape, smell, taste and touch.
The maximum or ultimate Avadhi-jnana is acquired just a moment (antarmuhurt) before attaining Kewal-jnana and it gives power to see even an ultimate particle.
HEEYAMAN AVADHI-INANA 074] MEANING -Question - What is this Heeyaman Avadhi jnana?
Answer - When an avirat samyakdrishti being the being who has acquired right perception but is not completely detached) or an ascetic observing conduct of partial or complete detachment, involved in mean or pervert thoughts, suffers pain or sorrow as a consequence of such impious involvements, and consequently his conduct becomes faulty, then from every direction and in every way there is a decline in the existing levelof Avadhi-jnana. This declining Avadhi-jnana is known asHeeyaman Avadhi-jnana.
COMMENTARY -The purity gained by kshayopasham is the cause of Avadhijnana. Any contact with tainted thoughts and the disturbed mental state due to anguish tarnish purity nullify kshayopasham and reduce Avadhi-jnana. Spiritual endeavour and mental peace help gain purity of soul and increase Avadhi-jnana.
PRATIPATI AVADHI-INANA [075] MEANING -Question - What is this Pratipati Avadhi jnana?
Answer - The jnana that is lost after seeing a minimum area equivalent to an uncountable fraction of an angul or at any point during the gradual progress of seeing areas equivalent to a numerical divisions of an angul, balagra (the edge of a singlehair) or balagra prithaktva (2 to 9), leekh (egg of a louse) orleekh prithaktva, yuka (louse) or yuka prithaktva, yav (a grain ofbarley) or yav prithaktva, angul (width of a finger) or angulprithaktva, paad (foot) or paad prithaktva, vitasti (one hand) orvitasti prithaktva, ratni (arm's length) or ratni prithaktva, kukshi (two arm's length) or kukshi prithaktva, dhanush (fourarm's length) or dhanush prithaktva, kos (two miles) or kosprithaktva, yojan (four kos or eight miles) or yojan prithaktva, yojanshat (one hundred yojans) or yojanshat prithaktva, yojansahasra (one thousand yojans) or yojansahasra prithaktva, yojanshatsahasra (one hundred thousand yojans) oryojanshatsahasra prithaktva, yojankoti (ten million yojans) oryojankoti prithaktva, yojankoti-koti (one hundred trillion yojans)or yojankoti-koti prithaktva, sankhyat yojan (countable yojans, a very large but still countable number) or sankhyat yojanprithaktva, asankhyat yojan (uncountable yojans) or asankhyatyojan prithaktva, or a maximum of the whole habitable universeis known as Pratipati Avadhi-jnana.
COMMENTARY -Pratipati means that which falls. As a lamp is suddenly extinguished by a gust of wind so does Pratipati Avadhi-jnana vanish at once, and
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Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
