Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes the duration of life in the other regions which is verse 3.29 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 29 of the chapter The Lower World and the Middle World and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 3.29 - The duration of life in the other regions
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 3.29:
एकद्वित्रिपल्योपमस्थितयो हैमवतकहारिवर्षकदैवकुरवकाः ॥ ३.२९ ॥
ekadvitripalyopamasthitayo haimavatakahārivarṣakadaivakuravakāḥ || 3.29 ||
The lifetimes of human beings in Haimavata, Hari and Devakuru are one, two and three palyopama, respectively. (29)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: हैमवतक, हारिवर्षक और देवकुरु (विदेहक्षेत्र के अन्तर्गत एक विशेष स्थान) के मनुष्य, तिर्यंच क्रम से एक पल्य, दो पल्य और तीन पल्य की आयु वाले होते हैं।
Anvayartha: haimavataka, harivarshaka aura devakuru (videhakshetra ke antargata eka vishesha sthana) ke manushya, tiryamca krama se eka palya, do palya aura tina palya ki ayu vale hote haim |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
The human beings born in Haimavata are ‘haimavataka’. Similarly, with regard to the others–‘hārivarṣaka’ and ‘daivakuravaka’. ‘Haimavataka’ and the rest are three. One and the others are three. These are considered, respectively. The lifetime of ‘haimavataka’ is one palyopama, that of ‘hārivarṣaka’ is two palyopama, and that of ‘daivakuravaka’ is three palyopama. In the two-and-a half continents (dvīpa) in which human beings live there are five Haimavata regions. There the period of suṣamaduṣṣamā prevails always; the lifetime of human beings is one palyopama; the height is two thousand bows (dhanuṣa); they take food on alternate days; the colour of their bodies is like the blue lotus. In the five Harivarṣa regions the period of suṣamā prevails always. The lifetime of human beings is two palyopama; the height is four thousand bows (dhanuṣa); they take food after an interval of two days; the colour of their bodies is white like the conch-shell. In the five Devakuru regions the period of suṣamasuṣamā prevails always. There the lifetime of human beings is three palyopama; the height is six thousand bows (dhanuṣa); they take food after an interval of three days; the colour of their bodies is yellow like gold.