Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

Author(s): Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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One would argue, too much extension might result in the breakage into pieces and if the soul has to occupy the very expansive body as that of an elephant it might split or break.
In this case it is replied that the soul has power to extend upto Fourteen Rajlokas and therefore, there is no possibility of its breaking or splitting.
It might further be argued that the expansion of body is a bit more than about 1000 Yojanas and thus the soul might perchance expand to the limitation of 100 Yojanas but no such opportunity is likely for the soul to expand for Fourteen Rajloka as no such body exists and consequently how could we arrive at the conjecture about the power of Soul expanding to the limitation of fourteen yojanas.
It is replied in this connection that the body has the power not to expand beyond 1000 Yojanas, but when the soul has to undergo Kevalisamudghata then the soul expands beyonds the borders of the body and pervades Fourteen Rajlokas.
This occurs when the omniscient lord has to enjoy more fruits of Nama Gotra and Vedaniya Karmas than the fruits of Ayushyakarmas. He, in order to equalise both the aforesaid karmas draws out the regions of soul and prepares a stafflike shape therefrom as broad as himself and so tall to touch the highest Lokanta from the surface of this earth. He does this in the first period. In the next period his soul is made to expand breadthwise from east to west. In the third period the soul is made to expand east to west and north to east crosswise and in the fourth period all the four quarters are occupied. In this manner and by this time the omniscient Lord's soul occupies, the whole universe (Lokakasha). So the soul is possessed of regions which can occupy the entire universe. Thereafter, in the fifth period, he contracts the region expanded. In the sixth period he contracts half the regions of the soul of the stafflike shape. In the seventh period he contracts the regions of the soul of the square-board shape and in the eighth period he finally contracts all the regions of the soul with staff-like shape, and assumes the original shape like that of his physical body. After this performance Kevalikriya Samudghata the omniscient Lord having lived for a moment attains liberation, after restraining mental, verbal and physical activities.