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अध्याय- २
औदारिकवैक्रियिकाहारकतैजसकार्मणानि शरीराणि ॥ ३६ ॥
[ औदारिक वैक्रियिक आहारक तैजस कार्मणानि ] औदारिक, वैक्रियिक, आहारक, तैजस और कार्मण [ शरीराणि ] ये पाँच शरीर हैं।
The gross – audārika, the transformable - vaikriyika, the projectable – āhāraka, the luminous - taijasa and the karmic – kārmana, are the five types of bodies (śarīra).
The bodies are the effects of the rise of different kinds of name-karma (nāmakarma). Having grossness is 'audārika'; the audārika body is the gross body. The 'vaikriyika' body is endowed with the eight kinds of superhuman powers, including rapid transformation (vikriyā). The projectable -āhāraka' - body originates in a saint of the sixth stage, in order to resolve a doubt or to ascertain the nature of a minute object or to dispel non-restraint. That, which is the cause of brilliance or which is caused by brilliance, is the luminous - taijasa - body. The body composed of karmic matter is the karmic - kārmana - body. Although karma is the cause of all types of bodies, by specific usage, the last is restricted to the body composed of the karmic matter.
The gross - audārika - body is perceived by the senses. Why are the other bodies not perceived by the senses?
परं परं सूक्ष्मम् ॥३७॥
पहले कहे हुए शरीरों की अपेक्षा [ परं परं ] आगे-आगे के शरीर [ सूक्ष्मम् ] सूक्ष्म-सूक्ष्म होते हैं, अर्थात् औदारिक की अपेक्षा वैक्रियिक,
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