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357. May the (Lord Neminatha, the 22nd Tirthankara), adored by the three worlds, liberated, enlightened, free from dirt (of Karmic matter), everlasting-grant me the attainment of highest knowledge, the only fit object of prayer for the wise people and supremely pure.
End of Chapter II.
CHAPTER III. Different divisions of existence places or of gradations
of existence (Sattva Sthána Bhanga), णमिऊण वड्डमाणं कणयणिहं देवरायपरिपुजं । पयडीण सत्तठाणं ओघे भंगे समं वोच्छं ॥ ३५८ ॥ नत्वा वर्द्धमानं कनकनिभं देवराजपरिपूज्यम् । प्रकृतीनां सत्त्वस्थानमोघे भङ्गेन समं वक्ष्यामि ॥ ३५८ ॥
358. Having bowed to (Lord) Vardhamana (the 24th Tirthankara) gold like and adored by the King of celestials (i. e., by Indra), I shall speak of existence places of the sub-classes with (their) divisions in the stages.
Commentary. Here Sattva Sthana or existence place means the number of subclasses which can exist in a soul at a time at a given instant. This number may remain the same, but sub-classes forming the number may change. The different ways in which this can happen are called the different divisions (or Bhangas) of existence.
आउगबंधाबंधणभेदमकाऊण वएणणं पढम। भेदेण य भंगसमं परूवणं होदि बिदियम्हि ॥ ३५६ ॥
आयुष्कबन्धावन्धनभेदमकृत्वा वर्णनं प्रथमम् । भेदेन च भङ्गसमं प्ररूपणं भवति द्वितीयस्मिन् ॥ ३५ ॥
359. The first account is by not making any distinctions of bondage or non-bondage of age-Karma.
In the second, the account is by making that distinction, and with (Consequent) divisions.
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