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181. [Q. 1] Reverend Sir ! When the moon moves ahead after Fi completing the innermost circle of its orbit, how much distance does its fi travel in one muhurat ?
(Ans.] Gautam ! It covers 5,073,7744 yojan in every muhurat. It is then visible to the human beings of half Bharat region from a distance of F 47,263 yojan.
[Q. 2] Reverend Sir ! When the moon moves ahead after covering the second inner circle, how much distance does it travel in one muhurat? Fi (Ans.] Gautam ! It travels 5,077367, yojan in a muhurat.
(Q. 3] Reverend Sir ! When the moon moves ahead after covering Fi third inner circle, how much does it travel in each muhurat ?
[Ans.] Gautam ! It travels 5,08013319 yojan in each muhurat.
Moving in this order, the moon (moving from one circle to the very fi next circle increases its covered distance by 39655 yojan a muhurat till its covers the outermost round of its total orbit.
(Q. 4] Reverend Sir ! When the moon moves after completing f outermost circle, has much distance does it travel in a muhurat?
(Ans.] Gautam ! It travels 5,125.6990yojan. It is then visible to the f people here from a distance of 31,831 yojan.
(Q.5) Reverend Sir! When the moon moves ahead after covering th second outer circle, how much does it travel in a muhurat?
[Ans.] Gautam ! It travels 5,121,1960 yojan in each muhurat.
(Q. 6] Reverend Sir! When the moon moves ahead after covering the third outer circle, how much does it travel in every muhurat ?
[Ans.] Gautam ! It travels 5,118 1505 yojan in a muhurat.
Moving in this order, the moon (moving from immediately proceding round to the present round) moving ahead decreases its speed by 3959yojan per muhurat till it covers the innermost circle.
विवेचन : चन्द्र विमान की मंद गति होने के कारण एक चन्द्रमा एक अहोरात्र १ मुहूर्त अधिक समय में अर्थात् ३१ मुहूर्त में एक अर्द्ध-मण्डल को पार करता है। एक मण्डल को पार करने में साधिक २ अहोरात्र अर्थात् ६२ मुहूत्ते से कुछ अधिक समय लगता है।
Elaboration-As the speed of moon is slow, one moon covers half the circle in one muhurat more than 24 hours-in other word in 31 muhurats. In other words it covers full circle in 62 muhurats.
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