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अध्याय-८
स्थितिः ] उत्कृष्ट स्थिति [त्रिंशत्सागरोपमकोटीकोट्यः ] तीस कोटाकोटि सागरोपम है।
The maximum duration - utkrsta sthiti – of the first three types of karmas, i.e., knowledge-covering (jñānāvaraņa), perception-covering (darśanāvaraņa) and feelingproducing (vedanīya), and of the obstructive (antarāya) karma is thirty sāgaropama koțākoți.
It is mentioned 'from the first in order to indicate that the three should not be taken from the middle or from the end. 'Obstructive'is mentioned in order to include that which is separated. Sāgaropama is the duration or period of time indicated already. 'Koți’ multiplied by ‘koți'is koțākoți. The word ‘parā' means the maximum. The purport is this. The maximum duration - utkrsta sthiti - of knowledge-covering (jñānāvaraņa), perception-covering (darśanāvaraņa), feelingproducing (vedanīya), and obstructive (antarāya) karmas is thirty sāgaropama kotākoti. In whom does it occur? The bondage of karmas with the maximum duration occurs in case of the wrong-believer (mithyādrsti) who is endowed with the five senses and the mind - samjñī pańcendriya - and who has attained completion-paryāptaka. The maximum duration of the deluding (mohanīya) karma is now indicated.
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[ मोहनीयस्य ] मोहनीय कर्म की उत्कृष्ट स्थिति [ सप्ततिः] सत्तर कोटाकोटि सागरोपम है।
Seventy sāgaropama koțākoți is the maximum duration - utkyşța sthiti – of the deluding (mohanīya) karma.
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