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PERVASION OF SPACE BY FORMS OF MATTER 139
Dharmādharmayoh krisne (13) 13. The media of motion and rest pervade the entire universe-space.
The word 'entire' indicates all-pervasiveness. The media of motion and rest are not situated in the universe like a pitcher in a house. These two pervade the entire universe (without leaving any inter-space) in the manner of oil in the sesamum seeds. And these two interpenetrate without any obstruction, as these are possessed of the capacity of immersion'.
The material objects having form are different from the non-material substances such as the medium of motion. These extend from one unit of space to numerable, innumerable and infinite units of space. What is the nature of accommodation of material objects ?
एकप्रदेशादिषु भाज्यः पुद्गलानाम
Ekapradeśādişu bhajyaḥ pudgalānām (14) 14. The forms of matter occupy (inhabit) from one unit of space onwards.
The compound of one and unit of space is one unit of space. That, which has one unit of space as the beginning, is beginning with one unit of space.
The accommodation of forms of matter in the space-points of ākāśa is in diverse ways. From the nature of the compound one unit of space is also taken. For instance, one elementary particle (paramāņu) occupies ona unit of space. Two particles either combined or separate occupy one or two units of space. Three particles either combined or separate occupy one, two or three units of space according to the nature of the molecular combination. Similarly, molecules of numerable, innumerable and infinite atoms are accommodated in one, countable and countless units of space. Now, it stands to reason that the non-material substances such as the media of motion and rest can both be accommodated in the same place at the same time without obstruction. But how is it possible in the case of material objects? It is possible even in the case of material
1 This is possible because the media of motion and rest as well as space are non-material,
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