Gommatasara Jiva Kanda

Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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GOMMATASARA.
तत्तो उवरि उवसमभावो उवसामगेसु खबगेसु । खइओ भावो णियमा अजोगिचरिमोत्ति सिद्धे य॥१४॥ तत उपरि उपशमभाव उपशामकेषु क्षपकेषु । क्षायिको भावो नियमात् अयोगिचरम इति सिद्ध च ॥ १४ ॥
14. Beyond this (i. e., the 7th stage), in the (4) subsidential stages, (i. e., the Sth, 9th, 10th and 11th) the thought-activity (is) subsidential, and in the (4) destructive stages (i. e., 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th), and up to end of the non-vibrating omniscient stage, (i. e., in the 13th and 14th), and in the liberated soul (there is) necessarily the - destructive" thought-activity.
Commentary. The 7th stage of perfect vows (Apramatta-Virata) is of two kinds; ordinary perfect vows. (Svas-thána-Appramatta), in which the soul wavers to and fro between the perfect and the imperfect vow stages, i. e., constantly comes down to the 6th and then goes back to the 7th stage; or extraordinary perfect vow (Sátishaya Appramatta) in which the soul can go beyond the 7th stage. This the soul can do along two ladders, subsidential ladder (Upashama Shrení) or destructive ladder (Ksháyika Shrení). The ascent along the subsidential ladder, as the name implies, is when the thoughtactivity is due to the subsidence of the matter of the right-conduct-deluding Karma. The ascent from the extraordinary perfect vow, (Sátishaya Apramatta), 7th stage is as follows:-First to the stage of New-thought-activity (Apúrva Karana) 8th stage; then to-Advanced-thought-activity (Anivritti Karana), the 9th stage ; then Slightest-delusion (Súkshma Sámparáya), the 10th stage ; and then to Subsided-delusion (Upashánta Moha), the 11th stage. Along the subsidential ladder the soul cannot advance further: The duration of the soul's stay in this stage is one antarmuhúrta, i.e., from one ávali plus one Samaya up-to 48 minutes minus one Samaya. After this very short sojourn in the 11th stage, the soul must gradually come down to any of the lower stages.
Ascent along the destructive ladder, as the name implies, is when the thought-activity is due to destruction of the matter of the right-conduct-deluding Karma. In this ladder, the ascent from the 7th extraordinary stage is as follows:--New-thought-aetivity,
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