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THE NYMPHS ON THE LOTUSES
aefequfegur get: generfor a Taddvigunadviguṇā hradāḥ puṣkarāni ca
The lakes as well as the lotuses are of double the
18. magnitude.
The repetition is intended to convey that they are double. In what are they double? In length etc. Mahapadma is double the size of Padma, that is twice the length, breadth and depth of Padma. Tigincha is double the size of Mahapadma in length, breadth and depth. The lotuses also. What? They are also double the magnitude of the preceding ones.
The names of the nymphs, their lifetime, and their retinue are mentioned next.
॥ १८ ॥
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पल्योपमस्थितयः ससामानिकपरिषत्काः
Tannivāsinyo devyaḥ śrihridhṛtikīrtibuddhilakṣmyaḥ palyopamasthitayaḥ sasāmānikapariṣatkāḥ
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19. In these lotuses live the nymphs called Sri, Hri, Dhṛti, Kirti, Buddhi and Lakṣmi, whose lifetime is one palya and who live with Sāmānikas and Parisatkas.
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In the middle of the pericarps of the lotuses, there are snowwhite mansions more lovely than the full moon of the autumnal season, one krośa long, half a krosa broad and a little less than a krośa high. The nymphs called Sri, Hri, Dhṛti, Kirti, Buddhi and Laksmi reside in Padma and in the other lakes respectively. Their duration of life is palyopama. Sāmānikas are those of equal status. They live with the classes of devas called Samanikas and Pariṣatkas. These devas reside in mansions on the lotuses surrounding the primary lotus.
What are the rivers dividing the regions?
गङ्गासिन्धुरोहिद्रोहितास्याहरिद्धरिकान्तासीतासीतोदानारीनरकान्तासुवर्णरूप्यकूलारक्तारतोदाः सरितस्तन्मध्यगाः
Gangasindhurohidrohitasyahariddharikäntäsitasitodānā
rinarakantasuvarṇarūpyakūlāraktāraktodāḥ
saritastanmadhyagāḥ
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