Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, Saratchandra Ghoshal
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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DRAVYA-SAMGRAHA, 10.
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COMMENTARY That portion of Akasa, which is obstructed by one indivisible atom, is known as a Pradesa. [See verse 27 of Drarya-samgraha.] That portion of Akasa in which Jiva, Pudgala, Dharma, Adharma and Kala exist, is known as Lokâkâsa, and the Akasa beyond it is called Alokâkâsa. Really speaking, Jivas fill up innumerable Pradeśas in Lokâ kâsa. But, from the ordinary point of view, we speak that a Jîva becomes equal in extent to a small or a large body, by contraction and expansion, when it is without Samudghata.
Samudghata has been thus defined : "Samudghâta is the exit of Jiva from the body to another form, without leaving the original body altogether."† Seven kinds of Samudghâta are recognised in Jaina philosophy, viz., Vedanâ, Kaşaya, Vikriyâ, Maranântika, Teja, Abâra and Kevali. When the Atmâ goes out of its restraining body particles through excessive pain, without leaving the original body, we have an illustration of Vedana-samudgháta. When, at the rise of excessive anger, etc., the Atmâ goes out of its material confines without leaving the body to injure others, we have Kaşayasamudghâta. The expension of the Atmâ from its Pradesas, without leaving the body, owing to some perturbation due to lust, etc., is called Vikriyâ-samudghâta. The exit of the Atmâ, without leaving the original body, to that Pradesa where it has fixed its residence, at the time of death of a being, is Mâranântika-samudghâta. Teja-samudghâta are of two sorts-Subha and Asubha. It is said that when a great sage perceives some cause of harm to his mind, he becomes angry, and at that time a red figure, twelve yojanas in length and nine yojanas broad, pointed at the top and broad at the bottom, issues forth from the left shoulder of the sage and, after destroying that cause of evil, consumes itself with the sage. This is Asubha-samudghata. There is a Jaina story that such a figure issued forth from the body of the sage, Dwaîpâyana, and, destroying Dwârikâ, destroyed itself
* For a detailed description of Lokakasa and Alokakåsa, see verse 20 of Dravya
samgraha. +"मूलसरीरमछडिय उत्तरदेहस्स जीवपिंडस्स ।
णिग्गमण देहादो हवदि समुद्धादयाम ॥" + "वेयणकसायविउव्वियमारण तिउसमुद्धादा।
तेजाहारो छठो सत्तमउ केवलीण तु॥"