[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Jain Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina) › [The Śvetāmbara canon (Siddhānta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta) › [The twelve Aṅgas ("limbs")](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga) › [Viyahapannatti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5) › 7.3.348 # Viyahapannatti 7.3.348 Viyāhapannatti 7.3.348 - **Language:** Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit ### [7.3.348](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.348) siya bhaṃte! kaṇhalese neraie appakammatarāe? nīlalese neraie mahākammatarāe? haṃtā siya| se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–kaṇhalese neraie appakammatarāe? nīlalese neraie mahākammatarāe? goyamā! ṭhitiṃ paḍucca| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! jāva mahākammatarāe| siya bhaṃte! nīlalese neraie appakammatarāe? kāulese neraie mahākammatarāe? haṃtā siya| se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–nīlalese neraie appakammatarāe? kāulese neraie mahākammatarāe? goyamā! ṭhitiṃ paḍucca| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! jāva mahākammatarāe| evaṃ asurakumāre vi, navaraṃ–teulesā abbhahiyā| evaṃ jāva vemāṇiyā| jassa jai lessāo tassa tattiyā bhāṇiyavvāo| joisiyassa na bhaṇṇai jāva– siya bhaṃte! pamhalesse vemāṇie appakammatarāe? sukkalesse vemāṇie mahākammatarāe? haṃtā siya| se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ? goyamā! ṭhitiṃ paḍucca| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! jāva mahākammatarāe| > "Could it be, Venerable Sir, that an inhabitant of hell with black leśyā has less karma, and an inhabitant of hell with blue leśyā has more karma?" > "Yes, it could be." > "For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'An inhabitant of hell with black leśyā has less karma, and an inhabitant of hell with blue leśyā has more karma?'" > "Gautama! With reference to lifespan duration. For that reason, Gautama, and so on up to he has more karma." > "Could it be, Venerable Sir, that an inhabitant of hell with blue leśyā has less karma, and an inhabitant of hell with grey leśyā has more karma?" > "Yes, it could be." > "For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'An inhabitant of hell with blue leśyā has less karma, and an inhabitant of hell with grey leśyā has more karma?'" > "Gautama! With reference to lifespan duration. For that reason, Gautama, and so on up to he has more karma." > In this way also for the Asurakumāras, with the difference that tejo-leśyā is added. In this way up to celestial beings in celestial abodes. For whichever \[being\] has however many leśyās, that many are to be stated. For stellar gods it is not stated up to: > "Could it be, Venerable Sir, that a celestial being with pink leśyā has less karma, and a celestial being with white leśyā has more karma?" > "Yes, it could be." > "For what reason?" > "Gautama! With reference to lifespan duration. For that reason, Gautama, and so on up to he has more karma." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.3.347](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.347) - [Next: 7.3.349](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.349) - [Up: 7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3) ## Translations (3) - [Viyāhapannatti: Hindi translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2019)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~hi-deepratnasagar2019.7.3.348) — Hindi - [Viyāhapannatti: Gujarati translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2020)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~gu-deepratnasagar2020.7.3.348) — Gujarati - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~en-mt.7.3.348) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (2) - [Viyāhapannatti: ṭīkānusārī vivecana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!deepratnasagar.500) — Muni Dīparatnasāgara 2000, Gujarati - [Bhagavatīvṛtti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!abhayadeva.v5.p323) — Abhayadeva Sūri, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.348](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.7.3.348) · Pramāṇa