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Chapter 3 - Verse 7-18
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The divisions are situated in the eastern and western directions. Thus, if we add them up, there are a total of five Merus, three Trishas, thirty-five regions, five Devakurus, five Uttarakurus, five Mahavidehas with one hundred sixty victories, and five Bharat, as well as five Airavats, making a total of fifty-five "Aryadesha" in the continent. The ocean is solely in the salt sea, resulting in fifty-six. In Pushkaradvipa, there is a mountain named "Manushettara," which stands round in the exact middle of the city like a citadel and encircles the human realm. Jambudvipa, Dhātakikhanda, and Ardha Pushkaradvipa are such that the two seas and the division are referred to as "Manushelek." The name of the mentioned division is Manushelek, and the name of the mentioned mountain is Manushettara, so named because no human is born or dies outside of it. Only a learned monk or one with the realization of the true nature can go beyond the two continents; however, even then, birth and death occur within Manushettara. [12 - 13] - The location of the human race: The aforementioned two continents and two seas have the position of humans. However, this does not mean that they are present everywhere. The deeper meaning is that the place of the human race from birth is only within the areas referred to as the thirty-five regions and fifty-six divisions that lie within the two continents; however, due to gathering, knowledge, or realization, humans seem to appear in any part of the two continents and the seas; not only that, but they can also reside, for the same reasons, on the peaks and hills of Mount Meru.