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 peripatetic beings (vyantara-deva) which is verse 4.38 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 38 of the chapter The Celestial Beings and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 4.38 - The minimum lifetime of the peripatetic beings (vyantara-deva)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 4.38:
व्यन्तराणां च ॥ ४.३८ ॥
vyantarāṇāṃ ca || 4.38 ||
The peripatetic (vyantara) deva too have the minimum lifetime of ten thousand years. (38)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: व्यन्तर देवों की भी जघन्य आयु दस हजार वर्ष की है।
Anvayartha: vyantara devom ki bhi jaghanya ayu dasa hajara varsha ki hai |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
The word ‘ca’ is intended to include the subject under consideration. Therefore, it is understood that the minimum lifetime of the peripatetic (vyantara) deva also is ten thousand years.