Bhagavana Mahavira

Author(s): Chauthmal Maharaj
Publisher: Jainoday Pustak Prakashan Samiti Ratlam

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Bhagawan Mahavir ]
[ 3 .: 1. THE DIVISIONS OF AVASARPINI...
1. Sukhama-Sukhama: This is the best Ara. Its duration is four Kotakoti Sagaropamas (or 500 billions of the oceanic measure of Time).
2. Sukhama: Ordinarily, this too, is a good Ara. Its duration is 3 Kotakoti Sagaropamas.
3. Sukhama-Dukhama: This Ara is good with a leaning towards evil. Its duration is 2 Kotakoti Sagaropamas.
4. Dukhama-Sukhama: This is regarded as a bad Ara, with a leaning towards goodness. It lasts for one Kotakoti Sagaropama less 42000 years.
5. Dukhama: This is generally an unpleasant Ara. Its duration is 21000 years. This Ara is current now.
6. Dukhama-Dukhama: This is the worst and the most unpleasant Ara. Its duration is 21000 years.
2. THE DIVISIONS OF UTSARPINI.
The Aras of Utsarpini are just in the reversed order of those in Avasarpini that is, the sixth, fifth, fourth, third, second, and first Aras of Avasarpini become the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth Aras of Utsarpini respectively. Both in Utsarpini and Avasarpini the period of each remains practically the same.
Thus one Avasarpini and one Utsarpini together constitute one Kala-chakra. Such Kala-chakras or wheels of Time are constantly passing. They have been revolving like the wheels of a cart since very ancient times; and they will continue to revolve in the same manner ever after. : It can be safely averred that the history of this world is the history of the Revolution of the wheel of Time. The Jain Philosophers and sages have given a complete descrip