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[Surya Prajnapti Sutra]
There are four thousand and thirty-two constellations. There are six hundred and seventy-two great planets and twelve thousand planets. There are sixty-nine hundred thousand and forty-four thousand stars. There are four hundred star clusters, countless kotis of stars.
In the Manushutra mountain,
In the Manushutra mountain, which is described in the scriptures, the Pushkaravar island, which is circular in shape and is divided into two parts, is situated. These two parts are:
1. The inner Pushkaravardha, and 2. The outer Pushkaravardha.
In the inner Pushkaravardha,
Q. Is the inner Pushkaravardha circular or non-circular?
A. It is circular, not non-circular.
Q. What is the diameter and circumference of the inner Pushkaravardha?
A. The diameter of the inner Pushkaravardha is eight hundred thousand yojanas, and the circumference is one kodi, forty-two hundred thousand, thirty thousand, and two yojanas.
"The diameter of the inner Pushkaravardha is one hundred thousand."
Q. How many moons shine, are shining, or will shine in the inner Pushkaravardha?
Q. How many suns shine, are shining, or will shine?
Q. How many planets move, are moving, or will move?
Q. How many constellations shine, are shining, or will shine?
Q. How many star clusters shine, are shining, or will shine?
A. Sixty-two moons shine, are shining, or will shine.
A. Sixty-two suns shine, are shining, or will shine.
A. Six thousand great planets, three hundred and sixty-four planets move, are moving, or will move.
A. Two thousand and sixteen constellations shine, are shining, or will shine.
A. Countless kotis of star clusters shine, are shining, or will shine.
These are the first two lines of the verse.