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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA: NETHER AND MIDDLE WORLDS : 47
• Prāni Manusottarānmanusyah || 14 || • Āryā mlecchāśca || 15 ||
The human beings inhabit the regions prior to the Mt. Mānusottara.
They are either Aryans or Mlecchas (Non-Aryans). (14–15)
• Bharatairāvatavidehāh karmabhūmayo 'nyatra Deva
kurūttarakurubhyah || 16 ||
Excepting the areas of Devakuru and Uttarakuru the regions of
Bharata varsa, Airāvatavarsa and Videhavarsa are Karma-bhumis or lands of action. (16)
• Nrsthitī parāpare tripalyopamāntarmuhürte || 17 || • Tiryagyonīnāni ca || 18 ||
The maximum and the minimum life-spans of human beings are,
respectively, three Palyopamas and an Antarmuhūrta (One Antaramuhurta equals a period of time that is lesser than 48 minutes ). The life-spans of living beings of the subhuman species are also the same. (17–18)
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