________________ Verse 117 EXPLANATORY NOTE Due to the destruction-cum-subsidence (ksayopasama) of the sense-oftouch-obscuring karmas (sparsanendriyavarana), the sense-of-tasteobscuring karmas (rasanendriyavarana), the sense-of-smellobscuring karmas (ghranendriyavarana), the sense-of-sightobscuring karmas (caksurindriyavarana), and the sense-of-hearingobscuring karmas (srotrendriyavarana), and due to the rise of the obscuring karmas of the the mind (mana), the five-sensed souls (jiva) are endowed with the organs of the sense-of-touch (sparsana-indriya), the sense-of-taste (rasana-indriya), the sense-of-smell (ghranaindriya), the sense-of-sight (caksu-indriya), the sense of hearing (srotra-indriya) and are without-mind. Further, on destruction-cumsubsidence (ksayopasama) also of the obscuring karmas of the mind (mana), the five-sensed souls (jiva) are endowed with the mind (mana). The celestial-beings (deva), the human-beings (manusya) and the infernal-beings (naraka) are always with-mind (mana). The animals (tiryanca) can be with-or without-mind. The five-sensed (pancendriya) beings, without-mind, of the animal world - asamjni tiryanca - have nine life-principles with the addition of the sense-of-hearing (srotrendriya-prana) to the eight mentioned in case of the four-sensed beings. The five-sensed (pancendriya) beings, with-mind (samjni), have ten life-principles with the addition of the strength-of-mind (manobalaprana). . . . . . . . . . . 223
