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15 SOME SPECIAL POINTS ABOUT THE BIRTH AND
EXISTENCE OF THE JIVAS
Paryapti (power), Pran (life), Sthithi or Avagahana (height), Kayasthithi (existence in the body), Yoga (psycho physical activities), the Upayoga (the power of knowledge), Leshya (mental states), are the special attributes of the jiva. The inert substance does not possess any such specialities.
Paryapti means powers. They are food, body, sense-organs, respiration, language and mind.
When the determined age or duration (Ayu) of one Janma of a jiva is over, it leaves the body of that janma; it acquires a new janma in accordance with the previously determined Ayushya (duration) and Gati (state of existence). As soon as being born in that state, it consumes the pudgals of food, in the form of food. By this method, the power of food (Ahar Paryapti) appears in it. See! As soon as a jiva is born, the first thing it does is to consume food. Eating food becomes a habit. How is that habit ? The jiva brings into this world along with its Karma Sharir (the body determined by its Karmas) another subtle body called the Tejas Sharir (the subtle body made up of fire). By means of the power of that subtle body, the jiva digests food, and creates the body of this janma with blood etc. From this, radiant pudgals emerge and form the sense-organs. On account of this, the jiva gradually attains the power of the body and the power of the senses. The activities of consuming food, developing the body, forming and strengthening the sense-organs go on during every moment. The body is formed in the dura tion called the Antarmuhurt the phase of time between two ghadis (a period of 48 minutes). Then the jiva receives the pudgals of respiration and acquires the power of respiration.
This is the case with the Ekendriya jivas (the jiva possessing only one sense). That means it has only four kinds of power. Because the Dwindriya jivas possess the sense of taste; they, receiving the pudgals of language, show the power of transmuting them into language. Samjni Panchendriya jivas (those with
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