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not gradually? This knowledge can be acquired suddenly at any moment during a life time and can be lost in the same manner.
APRATIPATI AVADHI JNANA
[076] MEANING -Question - What is this Apratipati Avadhi-jnana?
Answer That indestructible knowledge in light of whicheven a single space point in alok or alokakash (the empty spacebeyond the inhabited universe) can be seen and known is knownas Apratipati Avadhi-jnana.
COMMENTARY -Apratipati Avadhi-jnana has been explained withthe help of its maximum or ultimate capacity. Alokakash is devoid of i matter whereas the subject of Avadhi-jnana is matter or tangiblematter. The ultimate capacity of Avadhijnana is that, with its help every existing matter in the inhabited universe can be seen and known. The Avadhi-jnana that knows even a single space point beyond that, in the alokakash, is classified as Apratipati. This is because once it attains this ultimate state it does not decline. It is singularly progressive and within antarmuhurt (less than 48 minitus.) gives rise to Kewal-jnana.
AVADHI-JNANA WITH REFERENCE TO THE FOUR PARAMETERS
[077] MEANING -In brief this Avadhi-jnana is said to be of four types, viz. (1) With reference to matter, (2) with reference to area or space, (3) with reference to time, and (4) with reference to mode. This are
With reference to mafter Avadhi-jnani sees and knows a minimum of infinite types and a maximum of all types of tangible matter.
With reference to area or space - Avadhi-jnani sees and knows a minimum area equivalent to an inexpressible fraction of an angul and a maximum area equivalent to the uncountable space points occupied by the habited universe in the space.
With reference to time - Avadhi-jnani sees and knows a minimum time span equivalent to an inexpressible fraction of one avalika and a maximum time span equivalent to uncountable number of ascending and descending time cycles of the past and future.
With reference to mode - Avadhi-jnani sees and knows a minimum of infinite modes and a maximum also of infinite modes. However, he only knows only an infinitesimal fraction of the total number of modes.
COMMENTARY -This paragraph encompasses the minimum and maximum limits of Avadhi-jnana. The totality of the modes or alteratives is beyond even this ultimate Avadhi-jnana. This is conveyed by the use of infinite both with minimum and maximum. Even infinite has infinite levels and as such there is a vast difference in terms of capacity in the minitnum infinite and maximum infinite. However, the expanse of modes is so great that to know it in its totality is beyond the scope of Avadhi jnana. Although an Avadhi-jnani knows infinite modes or alternatives of matter, he can at best see and know only an infinitesimal fraction of the total number of modes.
CONCLUSION
[078] MEANING -This Avadhi-jnana is said to be of two types - bhavapratyayik (birth related) and gunapratyayik (virtue related) and having numerous categories in relation to matter, space, time and mode.
Aagam- 44 -NandiSootra
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Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
