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Commentary. The reason for the number of the developable beings many times greater than that of the non-developables is that the life period of the former is much greater than that of the latter. The non-developables do not exist in that condition longer than an Antara-muhúrta, and hence it is that their number is much less than that of developables.
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The maximum life period of the different classes of developables are:- Soft earth bodied
12 thousand years. Hard » » Water , Fire
3 days. Air
3 thousand years. Vegetables,
... 10 2 sensed beings
12 years. 3 sensed beings
49 days. 4 sensed beings
6 months. 5 sensed human and subhuman
3 palyas. Hellish and celestials
33 ságaras.
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पल्लासंखेजवहिदपदरंगुलभाजिदे जगप्पदरे । जलभूणिपबादरया पुण्णा आवलिअसंखभजिदकमा॥२०६॥ पल्यासंख्यातावहितप्रतराङ्गलभाजिते जगत्प्रतरे । जलभूनिपबादरकाः पूर्णा प्रावल्यसंख्यभाजितक्रमाः॥ २०६॥
209. The basic area of the universe (Jagat Pratara 49 Sq. Rájus), divided by (the quotient of) square big finger (Pratarángula), divided by an innumerable part of a Palya (is the number of) developable gross water (bodied souls.) This successively divided by an innumerable part of an Ávali (is the number of developable gross) earth-(bodied souls); (this divided by an innumerable part of an ávali is the number of, developable gross) host individuals, (This divided by an innumerable part of an Ávalí is the number of developable gross) non-host individuals(Apratishthita Pratyeka).
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