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Q. VIII.9.40 A. VIII. 9.40
What is the state of the soul due to virulent greed? The greed at this level is like the fast colour of cloth/carpet and is the cause of hellish realm.
Q. VIII.9.41 A.VIII.9.41
What is the state of the soul due to mild greed? The greed at this level is like the colour of the soot and is the cause of the sub human realm.
Q.VIII.9.42 A. VIII.9.42
What is the state of the soul due to moderate greed? The greed at this level is like the colour of the dirt mudded water and is the cause of the human realm.
Q.VIII.9.43 A. VIII.9.43
What is the state of the soul due to subtle greed? The greed at this level is like the colour of turmeric and is the cause of the heavenly realm.
Q.VIII.9.44 A. VIII.9.44
What is the duration of existence of each type of passion at four levels? The maximum duration of virulent passions is numerable / innumerable / infinite time periods, of mild passions is six months, of moderate passions is fifteen days and of subtle passions is less than 48 minutes.
Q. VIII.9.45 A.VIII.9.45
What is meant by duration of the passions? It is the period for which karmas bonded due to the passions exist even though they have attained the rise and if not destroyed, converts to the next higher level.
ukj d&r$ X; ku&ekulk&nbkfu VIII.10 N raka-tairyagyona-mānuşa-daiv ni
vFk% Meaning:
uj dk; fr;pk; 1 euq;k; qvky nok; q& ;s pkj vk; del ds Hka gå (The life-karmas determine the quantum of life in the states of existence as) infernal beings, plants and animals, human beings and celestial beings.
Q.VIII. 10.1 A.VIII.10.1
How many types of life determining yu) karma are there? These are of four different types namely heavenly / celestial (deva), infernal / hellish (naraka), human (manusya) and sub-human (animal and plant or tiryamca) realms (states of existence).
Q. VIII. 10.2 A.VIII.10.2
What is meant by life in hell or hellish life? The karmas rise of which causes the body of the living beings stay in the infernal realm to suffer intense misery's due to heat, cold, hunger, thirst etc is life in hell.
Q. VIII. 10.3 A.VIII.10.3
What is meant by sub-human life? The karmas rise of which causes the body of the living beings stay in sub human realm is life in sub-human realm.
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