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In Residentials 3 and heavenly females 146 (148-Tirthankara and hellish age) exist as below:
Cess.
Stages.
Exis.
Nonexis.
Remarks.
exis.
1st
146
2nd
144
3rd
146
4th 146
ओघं पंचक्खतसे सेसिदियकायगे अपुण्णं वा। तेवदुगे ण णराऊ सव्वत्थुव्वेल्लणावि हवे ॥ ३४६ ॥ मोघः पञ्चाक्षत्रसे शेषेन्द्रियकायके अपूर्ण वा। तेजोद्विके न नरायुः सर्वत्रोद्वेल्लनापि भवेत् ॥ ३४६ ॥
349. In the 5-sensed beings and in mobile embodiment, (148 exist) as in stages. In the remaining senses and embodiment (145 exist) as in the completely) undevelopables. (But) in the two fire (and air embodiments, there is) no human age (i,e., 144 exist).
In all the (senses and embodiments) there is untwist. ing (Udvelaná) also of the sub-classes).
Commentary. Udvelaná literally untwisting - is a technical term for transforming the bound Karmie matter of one class into another class. This is like the Visanyojana mentioned in note to Gatha 336,
Visanyojana, Udvelná, and Sankramana are alike in this, that the matter of one sub-class of Karma is changed into that of another. But the difference is this that Visanyojana is effected only by means of the three special thought-activity attainments(Karana-labdhi; viz. Adhah Karana,lower thought-activity, Apúrva Karana, new thoughtactivity, and Anivritti Karaŋa,advanced-thought-activity, see note to Gatha 336 above). In Udvelaná the matter of the bound sub-class is. 80 to speak, unbound or twisted back and is then transformed into
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