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## Second Discourse: The State of Devī-Strīs
**[125]** **Bhagavan!** What is the state of human women in the karmbhūmi of the Bharat and Eravata regions? **Gautama!** In terms of the region, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to three palyopama. In terms of the charitradharma, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the desonapūrva-koṭi.
**Bhanta!** What is the state of human women in the karmbhūmi of the Pūrva-Videha and Paścima-Videha? **Gautama!** In terms of the region, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the pūrva-koṭi. In terms of the charitradharma, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the desonapūrva-koṭi.
**Bhanta!** What is the state of human women in the akarmabhūmi? **Gautama!** In terms of birth, their state is inferior to slightly less than one palyopama. By slightly less, it should be understood as less than an innumerable part of a palyopama. Their state is superior to three palyopama. In terms of saṃharaṇa, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the desonapūrva-koṭi.
The state of human women in the Hemavat-Airayanvat region is inferior to one palyopama less than an innumerable part of a palyopama in terms of birth, and inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the desonapūrva-koṭi in terms of saṃharaṇa.
**Bhanta!** What is the state of human women in the akarmabhūmi of the Harivarṣa-Ramyakavarṣa? **Gautama!** In terms of birth, their state is inferior to two palyopama less than an innumerable part of a palyopama, and superior to two palyopama. In terms of saṃharaṇa, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the desonapūrva-koṭi.
**Bhanta!** What is the state of human women in the akarmabhūmi of the Devakuru-Uttarakuru? **Gautama!** In terms of birth, their state is inferior to three palyopama less than an innumerable part of a palyopama, and superior to three palyopama. In terms of saṃharaṇa, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the desonapūrva-koṭi.
**Bhanta!** What is the state of human women in the akarmabhūmi of the Antaradvipas? **Gautama!** In terms of birth, their state is inferior to an innumerable part of a palyopama. Here, deson means an innumerable part of a palyopama. In other words, their inferior state is an innumerable part of a palyopama less than an innumerable part of a palyopama, and their superior state is an innumerable part of a palyopama. In terms of saṃharaṇa, their state is inferior to the antarmūhūrta and superior to the desonapūrva-koṭi.
**The State of Devī-Strīs [3]**
**Bhanta!** For how long does this state remain? **Gotama!** It remains for ten thousand years, multiplied by an innumerable number, and then it changes.