THIRTY-FOURTH LECTURE.
ON L SY 2.
I shall deliver in due order the Lecture on L syâ; hear the nature of the six L syâs (produced by) Karman. (1)
Hear
1the names,
2colours,
3tastes,
4smells,
5touches,
6degrees,
7character,
8variety,
9duration,
10result, and
11life of the L syâs. (2)
1They are named in the following order: black, blue, grey, red, yellow, and white. (3)
2The black L syâ has the colour of a rain-cloud, a buffalo's horn, (the fruit of) Rishtaka 1, or the eye of the wagtail. (4)
The blue L syâ has the colour of the blue As ka 2, the tail of the Kasha 3, or of lapis lazuli. (5)
The grey L syâ has the colour of the flower of Atasî 4, the feathers of the K kila, or the collar of pigeons. (6)
The red L syâ has the colour of vermilion, the rising sun, or the bill of a parrot. (7)
The yellow L syâ has the colour of orpiment, turmeric, or the flowers of Sana 5 and Asana
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The white L syâ has the colour of a conch-shell, the aṅka-stone 7, Kunda-flowers 8, flowing milk, silver, or a necklace of pearls. (9)
3The taste of the black L syâ is infinitely more bitter than that of Tumbaka 9, (the fruit of the) Nimb-tree 10, or of R hinî. (10)
The taste of the blue L syâ is infinitely more pungent than Trikatuka 1 and Hastipippalî. (11)
The taste of grey L syâ is infinitely sourer than that of unripe Mango and Kapittha
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The taste of red L syâ is infinitely more pleasant than that of ripe Mango and Kapittha. (13)
The taste of yellow L syâ is infinitely better than that of excellent wine and various liquors, honey and Mair yaka
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The taste of white L syâ is infinitely better than that of dates, grapes, milk, candied and pounded sugar. (15)
The smell of the bad L syâs (viz. the three first) is infinitely worse than that of the corpse of a cow, dog, or snake. (16)
The smell of the three good L syâs is infinitely more pleasant than that of fragrant flowers and of perfumes when they are pounded. (17)
5The touch of the bad L syâs is infinitely worse than that of a saw, the tongue of a cow, or leaf of the Teak tree. (18)
The touch of the three good L syâs is infinitely more pleasant than that of cotton, butter, or Sirîsha-flowers
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6The degrees 5 of the L syâs are three, or nine,
or twenty-seven, or eighty-one, or two hundred and forty-three. (20)
7A man who acts on the impulse of the five sravas 1, does not possess the three Guptis, has not ceased to injure the six (kinds of living beings), commits cruel acts, is wicked and violent, is afraid of no consequences 2, is mischievous and does not subdue his senses--a man of such habits develops the black L syâ. (21, 22)
A man of the following qualities: envy, anger, want of self-control, ignorance, deceit, want of modesty, greed, hatred, wickedness, carelessness, love of enjoyment; a man who pursues pleasures and does not abstain from sinful undertakings, who is wicked and violent--a man of such habits develops the blue L syâ. (23, 24)
A man who is dishonest in words and acts, who is base, not upright, a dissembler and deceiver 3, a heretic, a vile man, a talker of hurtful and sinful things, a thief, and full of jealousy--a man of such habits develops the grey L syâ. (25, 26)
A man who is humble, steadfast, free from deceit and inquisitiveness, well disciplined, restrained, attentive to his study and duties 4, who loves the Law and keeps it, who is afraid of forbidden things and strives after the highest good--a man of such habits develops the red L syâ. (27, 28)
A man who has but little anger, pride, deceit, and greed, whose mind is at ease, who controls himself,
who is attentive to his study and duties, who speaks but little, is calm, and subdues his senses--a man of such habits develops the yellow L syâ. (29, 30)
A man who abstains from constant thinking about his misery and about sinful deeds, but engages in meditation on the Law and truth only 1, whose mind is at ease, who controls himself, who practises the Samitis and Guptis, whether he be still subject to passion or free from passion, is calm, and subdues his senses--a man of such habits develops the white L syâ. (31, 32)
8There are as many varieties 2 of L syâs as there are Samayas 3 in the innumerable Avasarpinîs and Utsarpinîs, and as there are countless worlds. (33)
9Half a muhûrta is the shortest, and thirty-three Sâgar pamâs plus one muhûrta is the longest duration of the black L syâ. (34)
Half a muhûrta is the shortest, and ten Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya is the longest duration of the blue L syâ. (35)
Half a muhûrta is the shortest, and three Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya is the longest duration of the grey L syâ. (36)
Half a muhûrta is the shortest, and two Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya is the longest duration of the red L syâ. (37)
Half a muhûrta is the shortest, and ten Sâgar pamâs plus one muhûrta is the longest duration of the yellow L syâ. (38)
Half a muhûrta is the shortest, and thirty-three Sâgar pamâs plus one muhûrta is the longest duration of the white L syâ. (39)
I have described above the duration of the L syâs generally; I shall now detail their duration in the four walks of mundane existence
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The shortest duration of the grey L syâ (of a denizen of hell) is ten thousand years, the longest three Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and part of an Asamkhy ya. (41)
The shortest duration of the blue L syâ (of a denizen of hell) is three Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya, the longest ten Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya. (42)
The shortest duration of the black L syâ (of a denizen of hell) is ten Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya, the longest thirty-three Sâgar pamâs. (43)
I have described the duration of the L syâs of denizens of hell; I shall now describe that of animals, men, and gods. (44)
The duration of any of the L syâs except the best (viz. white one) is less than a muhûrta for (the lowest organisms), animals, and men
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Half a muhûrta is the shortest duration of the white L syâ (of animals and men), and the longest a Krore of former years 3 less nine years. (46)
I have described the duration of the L syâs of animals and men, I shall now describe that of the gods. (47)
The shortest duration of the black L syâ is ten thousand years, the longest a Paly pamâ and (a part of) an Asamkhy ya. (48)
The shortest duration of the blue L syâ is equal to the longest of the black one plus one Samaya; the longest is one Paly pamâ plus a (greater part of) an Asamkhy ya. (49)
The shortest duration of the grey L syâ is equal to the longest of the blue one plus one Samaya; the longest is one Paly pamâ plus (a still greater part of) an Asamkhy ya. (50)
I shall now describe the red L syâ as it is with gods, Bhavanapatis, Vyantaras, Gy tishkas, and Vaimânikas. (51)
The shortest duration of the red L syâ is one Paly pamâ, the longest two Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya
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The shortest duration of the red L syâ is ten thousand years, the longest two Sâgar pamâs plus one Paly pamâ and a part of an Asamkhy ya. (53)
The longest duration of the red L syâ plus one Samaya is equal to the shortest of the yellow L syâ; its longest, however, is ten muhûrtas longer. (54)
The longest duration of the yellow L syâ plus one Samaya is equal to the shortest of the white L syâ; the longest, however, is thirty-three muhûrtas longer. (55)
10The black, blue, and grey L syâs are the
lowest L syâs; through them the soul is brought into miserable courses of life. (56)
The red, yellow, and white L syâs are the good L syâs; through them the soul is brought into happy courses of life. (57)
11In the first moment of these L syâs when they are joined (with the soul), the latter is not born into a new existence 1. (58)
In the last moment of all these L syâs when they are joined (with the soul), the latter is not born into a new existence. (59)
While the last muhûrta is running and a part of it is still to come, the souls with their L syâs developed, go to a new birth. (60)
A wise man should, therefore, know the nature of these L syâs; he should avoid the bad ones and obtain the good ones. (61)
Thus I say.