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[334] O Bhagavan! Where are the abodes of the Naga Kumaras in the North direction mentioned? It should be known according to the description of the location in the original text. There, the Naga Kumarendra, Naga Kumararaj, Bhutananda resides and enjoys the pleasures. O Bhagavan! How many thousands of Devas are there in the inner council of Naga Kumarendra, Naga Kumararaj, Bhutananda? How many thousands of Devas are there in the middle council and how many thousands of Devas are there in the outer council? How many hundreds of Devis are there in the inner council, how many hundreds of Devis are there in the middle council and how many hundreds of Devis are there in the outer council? Gautama! There are fifty thousand Devas in the inner council of Naga Kumarendra, Naga Kumararaj, Bhutananda, sixty thousand Devas in the middle council and seventy thousand Devas in the outer council. There are 225 Devis in the inner council, 200 Devis in the middle council and 175 Devis in the outer council. O Bhagavan! What is the extent of the Devas in the inner council of Naga Kumarendra, Naga Kumararaj, Bhutananda? What is the extent of the Devis in the outer council? Gautama! The extent of the Devas in the inner council of Bhutananda is Deshona Palyopama, the extent of the Devas in the middle council is slightly more than half Palyopama and the extent of the Devas in the outer council is half Palyopama. The extent of the Devis in the inner council is half Palyopama, the extent of the Devis in the middle council is Deshona half Palyopama and the extent of the Devis in the outer council is slightly more than a quarter Palyopama. The meaning of the councils should be known like that of Chamarendra. The rest, starting from Venudeva and ending with Mahaghosh, should be described completely according to the description of the location. There is a difference in the councils, which is as follows: The council of the Indra, the lord of the abode in the South direction, should be described like that of Dharanendra and the council of the Indra, the lord of the abode in the North direction, should be described like that of Bhutananda. The number and extent of the Devas and Devis in the councils should also be known in the same way. Discussion: The present sutras describe the abodes, councils, evidence of the councils and extent of the Asura Kumaras and Naga Kumaras, the lords of the abodes, which is clear from the original text. Further, there is information about the residents of the abodes like Suparna Kumaras, etc., which should be known like that of Dharanendra and Bhutananda. The description of the lords of the abodes in the South direction should be known like that of Dharanendra and the description of the lords of the abodes in the North direction should be known like that of Bhutananda. There is a difference in the number of abodes, names of the Indras and their quantity, etc., in these lords of the abodes, which has been described by the previous teachers in seven verses, the meaning of which is as follows: 1. Chausatthi Asuraanam Chulasiicheva Hoi Naagaanam / Baavattari Suvanne Vayukumaaraanam Chhannauh // 1 // (Rest on the next page)