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भगवती सूत्र शः ६ उः ७
विद्धसेज्जा णो पूइत्ताए हवं आगच्छेज्जा । 'तओ णं वाससए वाससए एगमेगं बालगं अवहाय जावइएणं कालेणं से पल्ले खीणे णिरए णिम्मले णिट्ठीए पिल्ले अवहडे विसुद्धे भवइ से त्तं पलिओवमे ।
Q. 115. Bhante! What is this time by comparison ?
A. 115. Gautama! Time by comparison is of two types, which are, palyopama and sāgaropama.
Q. 116. What is palyopama ? And what is sāgaropama ?
A. 116.
Molecule which cannot be pierced or divided Even by the sharpest of weapons, Such molecule, perfected souls call Adi pramana or Substance Original.
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Conglomerations of an infinite number of molecules give one ucchalakṣṇaślakṣṇikā, ślakṣṇaślakṣṇikā, ūrdhvareņu, trasareņu, rathareņu, bālāgra, likṣā, yūkā, yavamadhya and angula. Eight ucchalakṣṇaślakṣṇikās make one ślakṣṇaślakṣṇīkā, eight ślakṣṇaślkṣṇikās make one urdhvareņu, eight urdhvareņus make one trasareņu, eight trasareņus make one rathareņu and eight rathareņus make the hair-tip of men in Devakuru-Uttarakuru, eight such hair-tips of men in DevakuruUttarakuru make one hair-tip of men in Harivarṣa-Ramyakavarsa, eight such hair-tips of men in Harivarṣa-Ramyakavarșa make one hair-tip of men in Haimavata-Airāvata, eight such hair-tips of men in Haimavata-Airāvata make one hair-tip of men in eastern Videha, eight such hair-tips of men in eastern Videħa make one likṣā, eight such likṣās make one yūkā, eight such yukās make one yavamadhya, and eight such yavamadhyas make one angula, six angulas make one pada, 12 angulas make one vitasti, 24 angulas make one hāta (hand), 48 angulas make one kukşi,, 96 angulas make one danda, dhanuşa, yuga, nālikā, akṣa or musala, 2000 dhanusas make one gau, 4 gaus make one yojana. In terms of yojana, a palya is one yojana in length, one yojana in breadth, one yojana in depth and 3 yojanas in circumference. In that palya, hairs grown Devakuru-Uttarakuru in one
on the heads of men of day, in two days, in three days, maximum in seven days,
