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never acquires the peculiar and essential attributes of any other substance), (and this attribute of individuality) alters (Vartate) itself by increasing by 6 increases or by decreasing by (6) decreases in its infinitesimal degrees (Avibhága Pratichheda).
Commentary.
In all substances whether pure or impure, natural modifications of 6 fold increase and 6 fold decrease in infinitesimal degrees of the common attribute of individuality do occur at every instant. It is due to this sort of change that we can attribute rise (Utpáda), decay (Vyaya), and continuity (Dhrauvya) in pure souls (Siddhas), and to pure Space, time, media (substances) of motion and rest. These changes are called natural modifications (Svabháva Paryaya). For six-fold increase and decrease see Gatha 322 and those which follow.
य परिणमदि सयं सो ण य परिणामेइ अएण मरणेहिं । विविहपरिणामियाणं हवदि हु कालो सयं हेदू ॥ ५७० ॥ न च परिणमति स्वयं स न च परिणामयति अन्यदन्यैः । विविधपरिणामिकानां भवति हि कालः स्वयं हेतुः ॥ ५७० ॥
570. Time never alters itself into the other ( 5 substances), nor does it change the other (substances into itself). . It is merely the auxiliary help to the other (substances) characterised by different kinds of alterations.
कालं अस्सिय दव्वं सगसगपज्जाय परिषदं होदि । पायावद्वाणं सुद्धरणये होदि खणमेत्तं ॥ ५७१ ॥ कालमाश्रित्य द्रव्यं स्वकस्वकपर्यायपरिणतं भवति । पर्यायावस्थानं शुद्ध नयेन भवति क्षणमात्रम् ॥ ५७१ ॥
571. By the support of time, ( each) substance is altered in its own modifications. The duration of (each of these) modifications is an instant only from the pure real stand point (i. e., from the actual conditional stand-point, Riju sútra Paryáyárthika naya).
ववहारो य वियप्पो भेदो तह पज्जत्ति एयहो । ववहार अवाहिदी डु ववहारकालो दु ॥ ५७२ ॥
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