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  • Chapter-43 - Senses

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    Vidyasagar.Guru

    1. What is organ of sense ?

    From which worldly beings are recognized, is called organ of sense.

     

    2. How many senses are there ?

    Senses are five - Sensory organ of touch, taste, smell (nose), eye and ear.

     

    1. Sensory organ of touch - By which the soul perceives touch, is sensory organ of touch. Touch is the object of this organ. It is of eight kinds - Cold, Hot, Dry, Oily (greasy), Soft, Hard, Light and Heavy.
    2. Sensory organ of taste - By which the soul takes taste, is sensory organ of taste. The object of the sensory organ of taste, is savour. It is of five kinds - Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Astringent taste and sharp acrid taste.
    3. Sensory organ of smell - By which the soul smells, is the sensory organ of smell. The object of the sensory organ of smell is to smell. It is of two kinds - aroma (sweet smelling) and bad smell.
    4. Sensory organ of eye - By which the soul sees, is eye organ. The object of the eye organ is colour. It is of five kinds - Black, Blue, Yellow, Red and White.
    5. Ear organ - By which the soul hears, is ear organ. The object of the ear organ is word. It is of seven kinds - Sadj, Rishabh, Gandhar, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivatand Nishada. These are also called as स, रे, गा, मा, प, ध, नि . Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni.

     

    3. What is shape of these five senses ?

    The sensory organs of touch is of many kinds, the sensory organs of taste is like Khurpa' (a flat bladed tool), the sensory organs of smell is like the flower of'sesame' (oil seed), the sensory organs of eye is like 'Masoor' (a small - grain of pulse) and the sensory organ of ear is like a pipe of barley grain.

     

    4. What is the height and age of one-sensed etc. Jeeva ?

     

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    Note : With regard to Mahamatsa (Triamcha) among five sensed, the age is of one Purva Koti Normally the maximum age of five sensed being is of 33 Sagar.

    1: Triloksar - 325, 2 : 1000 yojana plus 2 Kosa (Moolachar, 1072),3 : Kartikeyanupreksha - Gatha 166 4: Jeevkand, Gatha 96

     

    5. What is the age and height and shape of five immobile beings of one sensed being ?

     

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    6. How the minimum and maximum height of four immobile beings is alike?

    There are innumerablth kinds of innumerableth parts of a finger because innumerable number is also of innumerable kinds. In general there are innumerableth parts of the finger, nevertheless with special point of view they are mutually less-more. (Jeevakand, Gatha 184, Hindi - Ratanchand Mukhtar)

     

    7. What are the internal kinds of five senses, describe names of each of them ?

    Each sense is of two types - Dravyendriya (physical sense) and Bhavendriya (psychical sense).

     

    8. What is Dravyendriya ?

    Nirvrtti (formation) and Upkaran (instrument) are called Dravyendriya.

    Nirvrtti - Specific formation of space-points of the matter, is called Nirvrtti. It is of two kinds - Internal Nirvrtti and External Nirvrtti.

    Bhaya Nirvrtti (External Nirvrtti) - Specific formation of matter substance in the particular shape of senses, is Vhaya Nirvrtti (external formation).

    Abhyantar Nirvrtti - Specific formation of space-points of soul in the particular shape of senses, is Abhyantar Nirvrtti.

     

    9. What is Upkaran (Instrument) ?

    That which protects (helps in functioning) Nirvrtti, is called Upkaran (means or instruments). Upkaran is of two kinds - Bahaya Upkaran (External Instrument) - That which protects / helps in functioning the Nirvrtti like the eyelid of the eye, is called Bhaya Upkaran.

    Abhyantar Upkaran (Internal Instrument) - That which helps in functioning/protects the Nirvrtti in all the senses like the black-white sphere of the sense organ of eye, is Abhyantar Upkaran.

     

    10. What is 'Bhavendriya' ?

    Labdhi & Upyoga (Attainment & flow of consciousness), is Bhavendriya. Destructioncum-suppression of knowledge-obscuring Karma, is Labdhi and by which association the soul becomes ready to form Dravyendriya, that causative transformation of the soul, is Upyoga.

     

    11. What is bio-energy, i.e. vitality and what are its kinds ?

    By which the living being lives alive, is called vitality. Originally the vitality is of four kind. Vitality of sense (organ), vitality of Strength, vitality of Breathing and vitality of Age. Its subkinds becomes ten.

     

    1. Vitality of sensory organ of Touch.
    2. Vitality of sensory organ of Taste.
    3. Vitality of sensory organ of Smell.
    4. Vitality of the organ of Eye.
    5. Vitality of Ear organ.
    6. Vitality of the strength of mind.
    7. Vitality of the strength of words (speech).
    8. Vitality of strength of body.
    9. Vitality of breathing.
    10. Vitality of Age.

     

    12. How many vitalities are there in one-sensed being ?

    One-sensed beings have four vitalities-sensory organ of touch, strength of body, breathing

    and vitality of age.

     

    13. How many vitalities are there in two-sensed beings ?

    There are six vitalities in two-sensed beings - sensory organs of touch, taste, strength of

    body, strength of speech, breathing and vitality of age.

     

    14. How many vitalities are there in three-sensed beings ?

    Seven vitalities are there in three-sensed being - sensory organ of touch, taste, organs of

    smell, strength of body, strength of word or speech, breathing and vitality of age.

     

    15. How many vitalities are there in four-sensed beings ?

    There are eight vitalities in four-sensed beings - sensory organs of touch, taste, smell, organ

    of eye, strength of body, strength of word, breathing and vitality of age.

     

    16. How many vitalities are there in Asamjni Panchendriya, i.e. in five-sensed beings without mental power ?

    There are nine vitalities in five-sensed beings without mental power - sensory organs of touch, taste, smell, organ of eye, organ of ear, strength of body, strength of word, breathing and vitality of age.

     

    17. How many vitalities are there in Samjni Panchendriya ,i.e. in five-sensed beings with mental power ?

    There are all the ten vitalities in a five-sensed beings with mental power.

     

    18. Which vitalities are not there in the state of incomplete characteristics of the body?

    Three vitalities are not there - strength of word, strength of mind and breathing in the state of incomplete sensual vitalities.

     

    19. How many vitalities are there in 'Sayoga kevli', i.e. an Omniscient possessing physical presence ?

    He possesses only four vitalities in the absence of psychical sense and psychical mind, i.e.

    strength of body, strength of word, age and vitality of- breathing.

     

    20. How many vitalities are there in a 'Ayoga kevli', i.e. Omniscient at the 14th stage of spiritual development free from all karmic vibrations ?

    He possesses only one vitality of age.

     


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