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[Eighteenth Praabhrut]
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How many yojanas away from the Mandar mountain does the sun travel?
_A. The sun travels 11 yojanas and 21 yojanas away from the Mandar mountain.1 What is the distance between the sun and the moon?
P. How many yojanas away from the moon are the stars located?
U. The stars are located 11 yojanas and 11 yojanas away from the moon.2 What is the distance between the stars? 93. 1 P. In Jambudvipa, which star travels in the innermost circle? 2 P. Which star travels in the outermost circle? • 3 P. Which star travels in the uppermost circle?
4 P. Which star travels in the lowermost circle? 1 U. Abhijit star travels in the innermost circle.
U. The verses - 88 and 28 are the stars.
One hundred and one families, I will tell you about these stars.
Thirty-six thousand, nine hundred and five hundred.
One hundred and one families, the number of stars is countless. - - Jiwa.P.3, U. 2, Su.194 G. Jiwaabhigaman Prati. 3, U.2, Su. 194 - 'The questions and answers are for both the moon and the sun. In the original, there is only a symbol for the question and two verses as the answer.'
In the commentary - 'This is the symbol for the question - Egmegasas N. Bhanta! Chandim-Suriyasya, etc. The commentator's explanation regarding this symbol is -
'Ekaikasya Bhadant! Chandra-Suryaasya' by this word, just as the moon is the lord of the stars, so is the sun, because of his Indrahood ....
....... Here, there is a lot of difference in reading in the books and the verses are also corrupted in many books, therefore, to understand the difference in reading as it is, and to extract the corrupted verses, even these easy ones are being separated ..... 1. Sam. S. 11, Su. 3
K. Sam. S. 11, Su. 2 Kh. Jambu. Vakkh.7, Su. 154 'Sarvaabhyantara, Sarvebhyo Mandalebyo Abhyantara, Sarvaabhyantara, by this, the second and other circle-traveling sun is described' 'Although Abhijit, etc., twelve stars are said to be the innermost circle-traveling stars, still, this is located in the Meru direction, and it travels in the circle, therefore, it is said to be the innermost circle-traveling star'.