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[Fourth Prabhrita]
[47]
The inner circumference is measured in Ankamuhasthaniya, the outer circumference is measured in Shastrimuhasthaniya, both are measured in the same way up to the outermost circumference.
(a) The innermost circumference is: The Mandaraparvata is surrounded by it, which is 9,004 yojanas in circumference.
Q - What is the specific measurement of this circumference?
A - The circumference of the Mandaraparvata, when multiplied by three and then divided by ten, is the specific measurement of this circumference.
(b) The outermost circumference is: The Lavaṇa ocean, which is 84,008 yojanas and 84 yojana-parts in circumference.
Q - What is the specific measurement of this circumference?
A - The circumference of the Jambudvipa, when multiplied by three and then divided by ten, is the specific measurement of this circumference. This also describes the dimensions of the Andhakara-kshetra.
Q - What is the measurement of this Andhakara-kshetra?
A - It is 78,033 yojanas in length.
Q - What is the shape of the Andhakara-kshetra?
A - It is shaped like an inverted lotus flower.
The innermost circumference is the Mandaraparvata, which is 6,624 yojanas in circumference.
Q - What is the specific measurement of this circumference?
A - The circumference of the Mandaraparvata, when multiplied by two and then divided by ten, is the specific measurement of this circumference.
The outermost circumference is the Lavaṇa ocean, which is 63,262 yojanas in circumference.
Q - What is the specific measurement of this circumference?
A - The circumference of the Jambudvipa, when multiplied by two and then divided by ten, is the specific measurement of this circumference.
1. The circumference of Meru is 31,623 yojanas. When multiplied by three, it becomes 94,869 yojanas. When divided by ten, it becomes 9,486 9/10 yojanas - this is the circumference of the innermost baha.
2. The circumference of Jambudvipa is 316,227 yojanas, three kosa, twenty-eight dhanus, and thirteen and a half angulas. When divided by ten, it becomes 94,868 yojanas. Four parts out of ten of one yojana is the specific circumference of the outermost baha.