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अध्याय- २
'asamkhyeyaguna'. With regard to what? It is with regard to atoms or space-points (pradeśa) and not with regard to the pervasive space. 'Successively' is supplied from the previous sūtra. This would then extend up to the karmic (karmana) body. In order to preclude such an interpretation, it is mentioned, 'prior to the luminous (taijasa) body'. The transformable (vaikriyika) body has innumerable-fold spacepoints of the gross (audarika) one. The projectable (āhāraka) body has innumerable-fold space-points of the transformable (vaikriyika) one. What is the extent of the multiplying term? It is one/innumerable part of a palya. If so, the bodies must be successively greater in size. No. There is no difference in size owing to the nature of arrangement or structure, as in case of a heap of cotton and a ball of iron. Though the space-points are greater in case of the successive bodies, the size is determined by the compactness of the atoms.
Are the space-points (pradeśa) of the last two the same, or is there any difference?
अनन्तगुणे परे ॥ ३९ ॥
[ परे ] शेष दो शरीर [ अनन्तगुणे ] अनन्तगुणे परमाणु (प्रदेश) वाले हैं अर्थात् आहारक शरीर की अपेक्षा अनन्तगुणे प्रदेश तैजस शरीर में होते हैं और तैजस शरीर की अपेक्षा अनन्तगुणे प्रदेश कार्मण शरीर में होते हैं।
The last two (bodies) have infinite-fold (anantaguņā) space-points (pradeśa), consecutively.
The extent of space-points-pradeśataḥ-is supplied from the previous sūtra. It is taken thus. The luminous (taijasa) body has infinite-fold space-points of the projectable (āhāraka) body. And the karmic
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