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body. This divided by an innumerable part of a linear finger gives the size of the unit of bondage of a fluid body. The size of fluid body divided by an innumerable part of a linear finger gives the size of a unit of bondage of assimilative body, and similarly for the electric and the Karmic body.
The extent of the unit of bondage of the physical body divided by an innumerable part of a linear finger gives the extent of a molecule of the physical body. The size of a physical molecule divided by an innumerable part of a linear finger gives the extent of a molecule of the fluid body. And so on for the molecules of assimilative, electric, and Karmic bodies.
जीवादतगुणा पडिपरमाणुम्हि विस्ससोवचया ।
जीवेण य समवेदा एक्केकं पडि समाया हु ॥ २४६ ॥ जीवतोऽनन्तगुणा प्रतिपरमाणौ विस्रसोपचयाः । जीवेन च समवेता एकैकं प्रति समाना हि ॥ २४६ ॥
249. With every atom (Paramánu of Karmic and quasi-Karmic matter which binds the soul there are) naturally attendant (Visrasopa-chaya, atoms of the same kind; and their number is) infinite times the number of souls (liberated and mundane ). ( The naturally attendant atoms) co-exist with each atom (of Karmic and quasi-Karmic matter which binds) the soul.
(Each atom of Karmic and Quasi-Karmic matter) has an equal number of naturally attendant atoms. उक्कस्सट्ठिदिचरिमे सगसगउक्कस्ससंच होदि । पणदेहाणं वरजोगादिससामग्गिसहियाणं ॥ २५० ॥ उत्कृष्टस्थितिचरमे स्वकस्वकोत्कृष्टसंचयो भवति । पञ्चदेहानां वरयोगादिस्व सामग्रीसहितानाम् ॥ २५० ॥
250. In the last instant of the maximum duration of the five bodies (there occurs) for each its maximum collection (of the binding atoms of Karmic and quasi-Karmic matter) in (the souls who are with the highest vibration) (Yoga), and other environments necessary to each,
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