________________
34
Letter 5
singular Pradeshi. One Kaal Dravya is situated on each Pradesh of Lokakash. In the scriptures it is compared to a heap of jewels.
Lastly Pudgal Dravya. Basically Paramanu i.e. smallest particle of matter is the Pudgal Dravya and it is singular Pradeshi. But only this Dravya or substance has the special quality/power by which two or more or even infinite Paramanu of Pudgal can combine together to form a Skandha me or a molecule. This is also called Pudgal. In that respect Pudgal is called singular Pradeshi, multiple Pradeshi or infinite Pradeshi. The name Pudgal itself denotes its attribute to combine or to separate. Because pud y means to combine and gal Tat means to separate.
There is one more interesting thing about these Pudgal Paramanu. Though each Paramanu occupies one Pradesh of Lokakash the same Pradesh can accommodate infinite number of Paramanu. That is why in the innumerable space points of Lokakash infinite-infinite arianta Pudgal substances can be accommodated.
The shape of Lokakash is like a figure drawn here. But it is not only of a singular dimension but is of three dimensions. Its height is 14 Raju 1. East West width at the top side is 1 Raju, in the middle it is 5 Raju and then 1 Raju and at the base it is 7 Raju. And its depth all over is 7
Raju so the total area of Lokakash is 343 cubic Raju. I will explain later as ... to what is the exact measurement of Raju. Because at present we are not
dealing with that subject. Our present subject is different. Thus on each and every Pradesh of Lokakash all the six substances are superimposed on each other or are accommodated. That means Lokakash is in itself a substance and within it there are Pradeshas of Jeev substance, Pradeshas of Pudgal substance, Pradeshas of Dharma substance, Pradeshas of Adharma substance and Pradeshas of Kaal substance.
Of all these six substances only Jeev substance or soul as we call it, has capacity to know or it has sentience or consciousness. Therefore it is called Chetan Dravya saa ar. Apart from this all other five substances are without sentience or Achetan na. They don't have the power or attribute to know. Jeev substance is the only one which has this attribute
