________________ Pancastikaya-samgraha is beyond sense-perception and its knowledge of the substances is direct, without the use of the senses and the mind. It is manifested on destruction of the name-determining (nama) karma. 6. avagahana - inter-penetrability; it means that the liberated soul does not hinder the existence of other such souls in the same space. It is manifested on destruction of the life determining (ayuh) karma. 7. agurulaghutua - literally, neither heavy nor light. Due to this quality of agurulaghutva, the soul continues to manifest through its form, complete and perfect. This supreme quality is manifested on destruction of the status-determining (gotra) karma. 8. auvabadha - it is undisturbed, infinite bliss, manifested on destruction of the feeling-producing (vedaniya) karma. The liberated soul has no material body and assumes the size that is slightly less than that of the last body. One may argue that since the soul in transmigratory condition is of the extent of the body then, as it is as extensive as the universe with regard to space-points, in the absence of the body it should expand to the extent of the universe. But there is no cause for it. The expansion or contraction of the soul is determined by the body-making karma (nama karma) and in its absence there is neither expansion nor contraction. Robed in its natural garment of bliss, the liberated soul rises up to the topmost part of the universe, called the Siddha sila, and resides there forever, free from transmigration, i.e., the liability to repeated births and deaths. Following description of the Siddha sila is given in Acarya Nemicandra's Trilokasara, verses 556,557,558: At the top of the three worlds is the eighth earth called Isatpragbhara which is one rajju wide, seven rajju long, and eight yojana high. In the middle of this earth is the Siddha ksetra (Siddha sila) in the form of a canopy (chatra), white like silver and with diameter equal to that of the human region (45,00,000 yojana long and as many broad). It is eight yojana thick in the middle and decreases towards . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . XLIV
