________________ 431 beginning or is it ananta (endless) ? Skandaka:Yes I my Lord I My mind has become full of doubts and therefore, I have come to your Worshipful Lord. Bhagavana-Skandaka ? Loka (the Universe) in relation to dravya (substance), ksetra (locality), kala (time), and bhava (nature). is of four kinds i Drayya Loka is santa (with an end) because it has 1. Dharmastikaya 2. A-dharmastikaya 3. Akacastikaya 4. Jivastikaya and 5. Pudgalastikaya I. Kshtra Loka-By way of locality, the Universe, is several millions:of yojanas long, several millions of yojanas broad, and several millions of yojanas in extent It however has an end. In relation to kala (time), the Loka is endless, nitya (permanent), and sasvat (eternal). Because, it existed in the past, it exists now, and it will exist in future. Being in existence at all times, it is ananta (endless). Besides, with regard to the nature of objects in the Universe, the Loka is ananta (endless), because these objects undergo changes of colour, taste, smell, touch, form, etc. चित्तमाणहिए पीइमणे परमसौमणस्सए हारसबसाविसप्पमाणाहयए जेणेव समणे भगवं महावीरे तेणेव उवागच्छइ 2 चा समण भगवं महावीरं तिक खुत्तो आयाहिणप्पयाहिण करेइ जाव पज्जुबासह / खंदयाति समणे भगवं महावीरे खंदयं कचायणस्सगोत्तं एवं वयासी-से नृणं तुमं खंदया ! सावस्थीए नयरीए पिंगलएणं णियंठेणं वेसालियसावरण इणमक्खेवं पुच्छिए मागहा! किंम सअंते लोए एवं तं जेणेव मय अंतिए तेणेव हव्वमागए, से नृणं खंदया ! अयमढे सम? ? हंता अथि जेविय ते खंदया ! अयमेयारूपे अभत्थिए चितिप पत्थिर मणोगए संकप्पे समुप्पज्जित्था किं सोते लोए अणंते लोए! तस्स वि य ण अयम-एवं खलु मए खंदया ! चउन्विहे गोए पनते, तं जह-दवओ खेत्तओ काल भो भावओ। दवओ णं एगे लोए सअंते ? खेत्तओ ण लोए असंखेजाओ जोयण कोडाकोडीओ मायामविकखंभेग असंखेजाओ जोयणकोडाकोटोओ परिक्खेवेणं 50 अत्थि पुण सरं Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
