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(Q.) Reverend Sir ! What is the shape, nature and description of 4 Harivarsh area?
(Ans.] There is extremely levelled and attractive piece of land in this area which is shining with precious stones and vegetation whose colour, smell, touch and sound is similar to that mentioned earlier. In Harivarsh continent there are small lakes and the like scattered hither and thither. The general condition is similar to that of Sukhama, the second aeon of Avasarpani time period. The remaining description is the same as mentioned earlier.
(Q.) Reverend Sir ! Where is Vikatapati Vritt Vaitadhya mountain in Harivarsh continent ?
[Ans.] In the west of Hari or Harisalila river, in the east of Harikanta river and in the middle of Harivarsh region. There is Vikatapati VrittVaitadhya mountain. It is similar to Shabdapati mountain in width, height, depth, cricumference and shape. The only difference is that Arun region is located there. The colour, aura, shape and the like. Arun, a very prosperous god resides there. His capital is in the south.
(Q.) Reverend Sir ! Why is it called Harivarsh region ?
(Ans.) Gautam ! The twin residents of Harivarsh continent are a bit reddish in colour like the rising sun with its red rays and red influence. They are shining like moon and have a white aura like a conch-shell. They have white radiance. A very prosperous celestial being whose name is Harivarsh and whose life-span is one palyopam resides there. So it is
called Harivarsh continent. ॐ निषध वर्षधर पर्वत NISHADH VARSHADHAR MOUNTAIN
१००. [प्र. ] कहि णं भंते ! जम्बुद्दीवे दीवे णिसहे णामं वासहरपब्बए पण्णत्ते ? _[उ. ] गोयमा ! महाविदेहस्स वासस्स दक्खिणेणं, हरिवासस्स उत्तरेणं, पुरथिमलवणसमुहस्स पच्चत्थिमेणं, पच्चत्थिमलवणसमुदस्स पुरथिमेणं एत्थ णं जम्बुद्दीवे दीवे णिसहे णामं वासहरपब्बए पण्णत्ते। पाईणपडीणायए, उदीणदाहिणवित्थिण्णे। दुहा लवणसमुदं पुढे, पुरथिमिल्लाए पुढे, पच्चत्थिमिल्लाए पुढे।
चत्तारि जोयणसयाई उद्धं उच्चत्तेणं, चत्तारि गाउअसयाइं उव्वेहेणं, सोलस जोअणसहस्साइं अट्ठ य बायाले 9 जोअणसए दोण्णि य एगूणवीसइभाए जोअणस्स विक्खंभेणं।
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