Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti)

by K. C. Lalwani | 1973 | 185,989 words

The English translation of the Bhagavati-sutra which is the fifth Jaina Agama (canonical literature). It is a large encyclopedic work in the form of a dialogue where Mahavira replies to various question. The present form of the Sutra dates to the fifth century A.D. Abhayadeva Suri wrote a vritti (commentary) on the Bhagavati in A.D. 1071. In his J...

Part 1 - On the sprouting of corn

Q. 111. Bhante! Of śālī (fine paddy), brīhi (coarse paddy), wheat, barley and yavayava (special variety of barley), kept in a barn, basket or store, whose passage is besmeared with cow-dung, carefully besmeared, covered, sealed with earth, and marked,—of these well-preserved corns, how long does the capacity to sprout last?

A. 111. Gautama! Minimum less than a muhūrta and maximum three years. After that, the sprouting capacity-fades and is destroyed when the same seed becomes nonseed. After that, the capacity to sprout departs.

Q. 112. Bhante! Of kalāya, masūra, tila (sesamum), mūṅga, uḍada, bāla, kulatha, ālisaṃdaka, satīṇa, palimaṃthaka (mostly pulses or lintels)—what about these?

A 112. As of śālī, etc, so here, too, difference being that maximum is five years. The rest as before.

Q. 113. Bhante! And of alasī, kusuṃbha, kodrava, kāṅgaṇī, baraṭī, rāla, hemp, mustard and mūlaka seeds—what about these?

A. 113. The same as before, difference being that maximum is seven years. the rest as before.

Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):

(There is no commentary available for this section).

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