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Verse 6
It is manifested on the destruction of the name-determining (nāma) karma. 6. avagāhana - 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 the destruction of the lifedetermining (āyuḥ) karma. 7. agurulaghutva – 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 the destruction of the status-determining (gotra) karma. 8. avyābādha - it is undisturbed, infinite bliss, manifested on the destruction of the feeling-producing (vedanīya) karma.
The liberated soul has no material body and assumes the size that is slightly less than the last body. One may argue that since the soul in transmigratory condition is of the extent of the body then, in the absence of the body, the soul should expand to the extent of the universe as it is as extensive as the universe with regard to spacepoints. But there is no cause for it. The expansion or contraction of the soul is determined by the body-making karma (nāma-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 silā, and resides there forever, free from transmigration, i.e., the liability to repeated births and deaths. Following description of the Siddha silā is given in Ācārya Nemicandra's Trilokasāra, verses 556, 557, 558:
At the top of the three worlds is the eighth earth called İşatprāgbhāra which is one rajju wide, seven rajju long, and eight yojana high. In the middle of this earth is the Siddha kşetra (Siddha śilā) in the form of a canopy (chatra), white like silver and with
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