Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes lifetime in the next two kalpa which is verse 4.30 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 30 of the chapter The Celestial Beings and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 4.30 - Lifetime in the next two Kalpa
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 4.30:
सानत्कुमारमाहेन्द्रयोः सप्त ॥ ४.३० ॥
sānatkumāramāhendrayoḥ sapta || 4.30 ||
In Sānatkumāra and Māhendra kalpa it is a little over seven sāgaropama. (30)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: सानत्कुमार और माहेन्द्र स्वर्ग के देवों की आयु सात सागर से कुछ अधिक है।
Anvayartha: sanatkumara aura mahendra svarga ke devom ki ayu sata sagara se kucha adhika hai |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
The lifetime in the next two kalpa is described now.
The maximum lifetime of deva in Sānatkumāra and Māhendra kalpa is a little over seven sāgaropama.