Ratnakarandaka Shravakachar

Author(s): Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers

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लोकालोकविभक्तेर्युगपरिवृत्तेश्चतुर्गतीनां च ।
आदर्शमिव तथामतिरवैति करणानुयोगं च ॥ ४४ ॥
Verse 44
सामान्यार्थ - (प्रथमानुयोग की तरह) मनन - रूप श्रुतज्ञान, लोक और अलोक के विभाग, युगों के परिवर्तन और चारों गतियों के (स्वरूप के) लिए दर्पण के समान, करणानुयोग को भी जानता है।
Right (scriptural) knowledge also has, as its constituent, the karaṇānuyoga, which knows and reflects, like a mirror, the three worlds (universe) and the beyond (non-universe), the worldly time-cycle, and the four stages of soul-existence.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The karaṇānuyoga reflects, as these are, the nature of the universe (loka) and the non-universe (aloka), the worldly time-cycle in the regions of Bharata and Airāvata, and the four states of soulexistence infernal beings (nāraka), human beings (manusya), plants and animals (tiryañca), and celestial beings (deva).
The nature of the universe (loka) and the non-universe (aloka) has already been briefly discussed (pages 8 to 11 ante).
Jaina cosmology divides the worldly cycle of time (kalpakāla) in two parts or half-cycles (kāla) - ascending (utsarpiņi) and descending (avasarpiņi) each consisting of 10 x 1 crore x 1 crore addhasāgaropama (10 kotikoti sāgaropama). Thus, one cycle of time (kalpakāla) gets over in 20 kotikotī sāgaropama. During the ascending period (utsarpiņi) of the half-cycle (kāla), in the regions of Bharata and Airavata, there is the all-round increase in age, strength, stature and happiness of the living beings, while during the descending period (avasarpini) of the half-cycle, there is the all-round deterioration. Just as the moon continues its never-ending journey of waxing and waning
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