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Letter 8
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When we study the common attributes which are existing in all the substances then we will learn that each substance has an attribute which is called Dravyatva. It may be called attribute of changeabililty. Because of this attribute each substance or to be more specific each attribute of each substance is constantly changing. Constantly means literally without any break or stoppage at any samay.
The manifestation of each attribute is taking place in itself. That is to say the manifestation of the attribute of colour in the case of mango is taking place in the same attribute. So is the case of taste, smell etc.
It is many a times seen that though the mango looks very light yellow or orange, its taste is not sweet as expected. On the contrary it may be sour. So while buying mangoes we take into consideration all its attributes like colour, taste, smell, juiciness, touch (softness ) etc. This proves the theory that any one attribute can have different manifestations of itself and cannot change or affect the manifestation of any other attribute.
In each substance its infinite attributes change their own work i.e. Paryay and they don't interfere with or help other Paryayas. If that is the case, in any given substance where no one attribute can change manifestation of other attribute, that is to say one attribute cannot do the work of any other attribute, then how can one substance do the work of other substance ? Here the word 'Work' means the manifestation or Paryay.
In the book Samaysar it is said " Tofurfa #: af" i.e. one who has the ability to change and does change is the 'Doer' or Karta maaf and the manifestation which is taking place is his work i.e. Karya. The substance itself is the Karta of any change or the work in the same substance and no one else.
. The manifestation of each substance is taking place in the same substance. Whatever is the area or volume of the substance same is the area of the manifestation. Just as an attribute is present all over the area, in other words occupies the whole area of the substance, the manifestation also occupies the whole area. The attribute of taste is all over the sugar cube, so the manifestation of taste, namely sweetness is also all over the sugar cube.
Though the area of the substance, the attribute and its manifestation is same, the substance and attribute exist constantly, they are eternal. In other words they were always there and will always be there, they are inseparable.
But the manifestations change constantly at each samay. The duration of the manifestation is only one samay. The extinction of one
