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[Nineteenth Praabhrut]
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- We say this and we know - Jambudvipa - in Jambudvipa, the extent of a yojana
That Jambudvipa, the island, with all the islands and seas, with all the interiors and all the exteriors, up to one hundred thousand yojanas in length and breadth, three hundred thousand yojanas, sixteen thousand, two hundred and twenty-seven yojanas, three kosas, twenty-eight dhanus and thirteen angulas, and a little more than half an angula, is declared by calculation. 1 p. Jambudvipa, the island -
How many moons shine, or shine, or will shine? 2 p. How many suns rise, or rise, or will rise? 3 p. How many planets move, or move, or will move? 4 p. How many stars shine, or shine, or will shine? 5 p. How many constellations of stars shine, or shine, or will shine? 1 u. That Jambudvipa, the island -
Two moons shine, or shine, or will shine. 2 u. Two suns rise, or rise, or will rise. 3 u. Sixty-six planets move, or move, or will move. 4 u. Fifty-six stars shine, or shine, or will shine. 5 u. One hundred thousand, thirty-three thousand, nine hundred and fifty constellations of stars shine,
or shine, or will shine. Gahas -
Two moons, two suns, fifty-six stars. Sixty-six planets, in Jambudvipa, the wise say. One hundred thousand, thirty-three thousand, indeed, are the thousands.
Nine hundred and fifty, constellations of stars.
The Salt Sea
That Jambudvipa, the island, is surrounded by the sea called Lavana, which is circular in shape and surrounds it completely.