Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes the minimum lifetime of the stellar beings (jyotishka-deva) which is verse 4.41 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 41 of the chapter The Celestial Beings and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 4.41 - The minimum lifetime of the stellar beings (jyotiṣka-deva)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 4.41:
तदष्टभागोऽपरा ॥ ४.४१ ॥
tadaṣṭabhāgo'parā || 4.41 ||
The minimum lifetime of the stellar (jyotiṣka) deva is one-eighth of their maximum lifetime. (41)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: ज्योतिषी देवों की जघन्य आयु एक पल्योपम के आठवें भाग
Anvayartha: jyotishi devom ki jaghanya ayu eka palyopama ke athavem bhaga
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
One-eighth of a palyopama is the minimum lifetime of the stellar (jyotiṣka) deva.