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[168] Sarvarthasiddhi
[31308423 In that, the humans of the Stri-Palya-Upamā-yuṣa are 6,000 dhanuṣa tall, eat eight times a day, and have the color of gold. 8 423. Now, to speak of the state of the northern regions, it is said:
Thus, the northern ones. ||30|| 8424. Just as the southern regions have been explained, so too should the northern regions be understood. The Hairanyavata are equal to the Haimavata. The Ramya are equal to the Harivarṣa. The Daiva-Kuru and Uttara-Kuru are said to be the same. 8 425. Now, to speak of the state of those who reside in the Videhas, it is said:
In the Videhas, there are humans with a countable lifespan. ||31|| 6426. 'In all the Videhas, there are humans with a countable lifespan. There, the time is always in the state of the end of the Suṣama-Duṣṣama. The humans are 500 dhanuṣa tall. They eat daily. Their highest lifespan is one purva-koṭi years, and their lowest lifespan is one antarmūhurta. In relation to this, a gāthā is recited:
"One purva-koṭi is the measure, seventy lakh crore, and fifty-six thousand crore years should be known." 8427. The extent of the Bharata has been spoken of. Now, to explain it in another way, it is said:
The extent of the Bharata is one ninetieth of the Jambudvipa. ||32|| 8428. One ninetieth of the Jambudvipa, which is one lakh yojana in extent, is the extent of the Bharata, and the color of their bodies is like gold.
8 423. Now, to speak of the state of the northern regions, it is said:
The north is the same as the south. ||30||
8424. Just as the southern regions have been explained, so too should the northern regions be understood. The Hairanyavata are equal to the Haimavata. The Ramya are equal to the Harivarṣa. The Daiva-Kuru and Uttara-Kuru are said to be the same.
8 425. Now, to speak of the state of those who reside in the Videhas, it is said:
In the Videhas, there are humans with a countable lifespan. ||31||
8426. In all the Videhas, there are humans with a countable lifespan. There, the time is always in the state of the end of the Suṣama-Duṣṣama. The humans are 500 dhanuṣa tall. They eat daily. Their highest lifespan is one purva-koṭi years, and their lowest lifespan is one antarmūhurta. In relation to this, a gāthā is recited:
"One purva-koṭi is the measure, seventy lakh crore, and fifty-six thousand crore years should be known."
8427. The extent of the Bharata has been spoken of. Now, to explain it in another way, it is said:
The extent of the Bharata is one ninetieth of the Jambudvipa. ||32||
8428. One ninetieth of the Jambudvipa, which is one lakh yojana in extent, is the extent of the Bharata, and the color of their bodies is like gold.
1. In all the five great Videhas. || 2. The time is always in the state of the end of the Suṣama-Duṣṣama, etc. || 3. There is a relation to this, etc. || 4. -ḍīṇaṃ. || 70560000000000 It has been said, etc.