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GOMMATASARA.
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innumerable part of an Ávalí minus one ; (and the quotient) being added to the said divisors, become respectively the divisors (of Palya, for calculating the numbers of celestial beings (in vowless, mixed and downfall stages), And the divisors (for celestial beings) being divided by an innumerable part (of an Ávals, minus one) and (the result) being added to the said divisors (we have) the divisors for the heavenly beings of Saudharma and íshána (in the three stages of vowless, mixed, and downfall).
Commentary. This gatha describes the number of celestials in vowless, mixed and downfall spiritual stages. The number of celestials in vowless, the 4th stage
innumerable -Palya{ innumerable +inn
innumerable part of an Ávali-1} The number of celestials in mixed stage - Palya+ { innumerable' + innumerable part of an áva
innumerable? The number of celestials in downfall stage -P:{innumerable? *Sankhyáta + in
innumerable? x Sankhyata
innumerable part of an ávali-1) If we add to the above divisiors of Palya the respective quotients obtained by dividing each of them respectively by the innumerable part of an ávalí minus one, and divide Palya by the numbers so obtained, we obtain, respectively, the number of celestial beings in Saudharma and íshána in the vowless, mixed, and downfall stage.
सोहम्मसाणहारमसंखेण य संखरूवसंगुणिदे । उवरि असंजदमिस्सयसासणसम्माण अवहारा ॥ ६३६ ॥ सौधर्मसासादनहारमसंख्येन च संख्यरूपसंगुणितं । उपरि असंयतमिश्रकसासादनसमीचामवहाराः॥ ६३६॥
638. (The divisor of) Saudharma and íshána (in the downfall stage) multiplied by innumerable, once, twice, and then by numerable, gives respectively the divisors (of a Palya) for the vowless (Asamyata), mixed (Mishra) and downfall (Sásádana) stages (of celestial beings) above (those) (i. e., Sanatkumára and Mahendra which are situated next above Saudharma and íshána).
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