Book Title: Gommatasara Jiva Kanda
Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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________________ 106 THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS. divided, respectively, by its own eleventh, ninth, seventh, fifth and fourth square root. The heavenly souls in each of the Anata and other heavens are an innumerable part of a palya, Commentary. Ánata and the heavens above it namely Pránata, Árana, Achyuta, the nine Graiveyakas, nine Anudishas, and four Anuttaras (leaving Sarvártha siddhi), in each of these twenty-six heavens the number of celestial souls is equal to an innumerable part of a palya. तिगुणा सत्तगुणा वा सव्वा माणुसीपमाणादो | सामण्णदेवरासी जोइसिया दो विसेसहिया ॥ १६३॥ त्रिगुणा सप्तगुणा वा सर्वार्था मानुषी प्रमाणतः । सामान्यदेवराशिः ज्योतिष्कतो विशेषाधिकः ॥ १६३ ॥ 163. The number of souls in Sarvártha-siddhi is ( variously) declared to be, three-fold or seven-fold the num - ber of women. The total number of all celestials in general, is much larger than the number of the stellars (Jyotishí). CHAPTER VII. Sense Soul-quest (Indriya Márganá.) अहमिंदा जह देवा अविसेसं अहमहंति मरणंता । ईसंति एकमेकं इंदा इव इंदिये जाण ॥ १६४ ॥ अहमिन्द्रा यथा देवा अविशेषमहमहमिति मन्यमानाः । ईशते एकैकमिन्द्रा इव इन्द्रियाणि जानीहि ॥ १६४ ॥ 164, Know, (that) each one of the senses (Indriya) is (independant ) like the Indras, called Ahmendra-Devas, each of whom considers himself a master, without distinction. Commentary. All This gatha gives us the derivative meaning of Indriya. the five senses are quite independent of each other performing their own exclusive function. They are compared to the Ahamendras, the Jain Education International. For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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