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In the Harivamsha Purana, it is stated that there are seven lakh each of Nitya-Nigoda, Itara-Nigoda, Prithvi-Kayika, Jal-Kayika, Agni-Kayika, and Vayu-Kayika beings. ||57|| There are ten lakh Vanaspati-Kayika beings, six lakh Vikala-Indriya beings, fourteen lakh Manusya beings, and four lakh each of Tiryanch, Naraki, and Deva beings. ||58|| There are twenty-two lakh Prithvi-Kayika beings, seven lakh each of Jal-Kayika and Vayu-Kayika beings, three lakh Agni-Kayika beings, twenty-eight lakh Vanaspati-Kayika beings, seven lakh beings with two Indriyas, eight lakh beings with three Indriyas, nine lakh beings with four Indriyas, twelve and a half lakh Jalachara beings, twelve lakh Pakshi beings, ten lakh Chatushpada beings, nine lakh beings that crawl on their bellies, fourteen lakh Manusya beings, twenty-five lakh Naraki beings, and twenty-six lakh Deva beings. In summary, all these Kula-Kotis amount to ninety-nine and a half lakh. ||59-63|| The lifespan of Khar Prithvi is twenty-two thousand years, the lifespan of Komal Prithvi is twelve thousand years, the lifespan of Jal-Kayika beings is seven thousand years, the lifespan of Vayu-Kayika beings is three thousand years, the lifespan of Tejas-Kayika beings is three days and nights, the lifespan of Vanaspati-Kayika beings is ten thousand years, the lifespan of beings with two Indriyas is twelve years, the lifespan of beings with three Indriyas is forty-nine days, the lifespan of beings with four Indriyas is six months, the lifespan of Pakshi beings is seventy-two thousand years, and the lifespan of snakes is forty-two thousand years. ||64-68||