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Verse 10
Samudghāta - expansion of the spatial units of the soul
Samudghāta has been thus defined: “Samudghāta is the exit of Jīva from the body to another form, without leaving the original body altogether.” Seven kinds of Samudghāta are recognized in Jaina philosophy, viz., Vedanā, Kaşāya, Vikriyā, Maraṇāntika, Teja, Ahāra, and Kevalī. When the Atmā goes out of its restraining body particles through excessive pain, without leaving the original body, we have an illustration of Vedanā-samudghāta. When, at the rise of excessive anger etc., the Atmā goes out of its material confines without leaving the body to injure others, we have Kaşāya-samudghāta. The expansion of the Atmā from its Pradeśas, without leaving the body, owing to some perturbation due to lust etc., is called Vikriyā-samudghāta. The exit of Atmā, without leaving the original body, to that Pradeśa where it has fixed its residence, at the time of death of a being, is Maraṇāntika-samudghāta. Teja-samudghāta 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 the cause of evil consumes itself with the sage. This is Asubha-samudghāta. There is a Jaina story that such a figure issued forth from the body of the sage Dvipāyana and, destroying Dwarikā, destroyed itself with the sage. The exit of white form, having an extent similar to that mentioned in Aśubha-samudghāta, from the right shoulder of a sage who becomes full of commiseration at some calamity of the people, like a famine or an epidemic, is known as Subhasamudghāta. This, after destroying the calamity, enters its own place. The exit of a white figure, one cubit in length, from the head of a sage, to resolve a doubt by seeing some Kevali
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