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(276) Chapters on Passions
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been stated in the verse. This means many other points like steadiness, indescribable, step-positioning, increase and time etc.
This verse deals with the relative numeration of all the five processes of bonding, transition, pre-maturation, fruition and existence.
The verses 59-62 have a long commentary covering 2 volumes (10-11) of the book, which deal the verse-contents with respect to 24 disquisition doors.
This is the first verse out of seven related with the chapter on applied consciousness. It raises three questions which are responded in the following verses: (1) time of conscious engagement (2) relative time with respect to different passions and (3) repetitive conscious engagement of passion by the Jīvās.
The time here may mean Sāgaropama, Palyopama, innumerableth part of Palyopama, an Āvali or its innumerableth part and a Samaya or numerable Samayas. The passion may be any of the four in which frequent conscious engagement could be there. The minimum and maximum time of their engagement is one Antarmuhurta in nonobstructive state. It is even a Samaya under obstruction.
64. This verse has two inquiries. The specific passion may be any of the four passions of anger etc. The conscious engagements may be numerable or innumerable having duration of an Antarmuhurta. The birth-states may have a life span of numerable or innumerable years. The changes in birth-state
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