Epitome of Jainism

Author(s): K B Jindal
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher's Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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Gommatsara, Jiva-kand
111 From the filling of B1 drop a seed in Y1. Repeat the same process of dropping one seed on cach Continent and Ocean, beginning from the one next to where the last seed from the last Z pit was dropped. The next pit Lzt.I wili be 1000 Yojanas deep and with a diameter of the Continent or Ocean where the last seed from the Lz pit was dropped. Go on till there are 2% pits of the L class with ever-increasing diameter. When the last pit, i... Lz' is exhausted, drop one seed in Yi
Now Yi is also conically filled. Then drop the first seed in X, Repeat till X is also filled. Then the number of L pits will be Z3. The number of seeds in the last of these Z3 pits is the number D or Jaghanya Parita Asamkhyata. In other words, D=number of rape-seeds in the Zu-th pit, where Z 46 figures and where each Continent and Ocean in the width of its ring is double of its immediate predecessor, and never more than only one sced is dropped on each. In other words to find D., i.e. Jaghanya Parîta Asamkhyâta, take a pit of the diameter of Jambûdvipa, i.e. of l lac Yojanas and of 1000 Yojana depth. Fill it with round rape-seeds; overfill it from its mouth surface in a regualr conical form, the apex of which is one rape-seed; as A
The number of seeds in the pit is » » » » in the conc is
.. 45 figs. .. 46 figs.
The total seeds are
46 figs. Say Z.
Now there are innumerable Continents and Oceans in the Middle World (Madhya Loka). Each Continent is surrounded by a ring of an Ocean, which in its turn is ringed round by a Continent. Also the width of the ring of each Continent and Ocean is double the width of the ring of its immediately preceding Ocean and Continent.
Now we take the Z seeds out of our first pit, and drop one seed, on each of the Continents and Oceans beginning with Jambûdvîpa. Where the last seed is dropped, it would be an Ocean. Now dig a pit of the diameter of this Ocean. Fill it with rape-seeds in the form of a topping Cone as before. Take the seeds out of it and proceed to drop one each, beginning from the
inent next to the Ocean which gave us the diameter of this 2nd pit. Then wherever you drop the last seed of this 2nd pit, take the diameter of that Continent or Ocean for a fresh pit, which is to be filled conically as before and the seeds from which are also to be disposed of as before.
Go on doing this for Z3 times. The number of seeds in the last, i.e. 23-th pit is D.
The imaginary dropping of rape-seeds on the Continents and Oceans serves the purpose of showing
(1) the tremendous extent of the area of the Middle World;