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अध्याय-३
capable of plunging a being in the seventh infernal region is acquired only in these regions - Bharata, etc. Merit which leads to the highest celestial state such as Sarvarthasiddhi deva is also acquired in these regions only. Also, the six kinds of occupations, such as agriculture, and the opportunity to give gifts to the worthy - patradāna - are obtained in these regions only. Hence these are called the regions of labour. The others are called the 'regions of enjoyment' - bhogabhūmi - as the objects of enjoyment are provided by the ten kinds of desirefulfilling trees (kalpavrkṣa).
The lifetime of the human beings in these regions is indicated in the next sūtra.
नृस्थिती परावरे त्रिपल्योपमान्तर्मुहूर्ते ॥ ३८ ॥
मनुष्यों की उत्कृष्ट स्थिति तीन पल्य और जघन्य स्थिति अन्तर्मुहूर्त की
है।
The maximum lifetime of the human beings is three palyopama and the minimum is antarmuhūrta.
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The maximum lifetime of the human beings is three palyopama. The minimum is antarmuhurta. Between these two limits, there are many gradations. Palya is of three kinds – vyavahāra palya, uddhāra palya and addha palya. These are significant terms. The first is called vyavahāra palya as it is the basis for the other two palya. There is nothing which is measured by this. The second is uddhāra palya. The continents and oceans are counted by the bits of the fibre (roma) of the ram drawn out from the uddhāra palya. The third is addha palya. Addha means duration of time. Now the first palya is described. Three pits of the extent of one yojana long, one yojana broad and one yojana deep, based on the measure of pramāṇāngula, are dug out. The first
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