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[38] **O Bhagavan!** Is the Kalodasa-samudra situated in a circular or an irregular wheel-like formation? **Gautama:** The Kalodasa-samudra is situated in a circular wheel-like formation, not in an irregular one. **O Bhagavan!** What is the diameter and circumference of the Kalodasa-samudra? **Gautama:** The Kalodasa-samudra has a diameter of eight lakh yojanas and a circumference of eighty-nine lakh seventy thousand six hundred and five yojanas, slightly more. (Its depth is one thousand yojanas.) It is surrounded by a lotus-like platform and a forest, both of which should be described. **O Bhagavan!** How many gates does the Kalodasa-samudra have? **Gautama:** The Kalodasa-samudra has four gates: Vijay, Vaijayant, Jayant, and Aparajit. **O Bhagavan!** Where is the Vijay gate of the Kalodasa-samudra located? **Gautama:** The Vijay gate of the Kalodasa-samudra is located at the eastern end of the Kalodasa-samudra, west of the eastern half of the Pushkaravaradvipa, above the Shitoda Mahandi. It is eight yojanas high, and the rest of its details should be known as per the previous description, up to the capital city. **O Bhagavan!** Where is the Vaijayant gate of the Kalodasa-samudra located? **Gautama:** The Vaijayant gate of the Kalodasa-samudra is located at the southern end of the Kalodasa-samudra, north of the southern half of the Pushkaravaradvipa. **O Bhagavan!** Where is the Jayant gate of the Kalodasa-samudra located? **Gautama:** The Jayant gate of the Kalodasa-samudra is located at the western end of the Kalodasa-samudra, east of the western half of the Pushkaravaradvipa, above the Shita Mahandi. **O Bhagavan!** Where is the Aparajit gate of the Kalodasa-samudra located? **Gautama:** The Aparajit gate of the Kalodasa-samudra is located at the northern end of the Kalodasa-samudra, south of the northern half of the Pushkaravaradvipa. The rest of its description should be known as per the Aparajit gate of the Jambudvipa. (It should be specifically mentioned that the capital city is in the Kalodasa-samudra.) **O Bhagavan!** What is the distance between two gates of the Kalodasa-samudra? **Gautama:** The distance between two gates of the Kalodasa-samudra is twenty-two lakh twenty-six thousand six hundred and forty-six yojanas and three kos. (The thickness of all four gates should be subtracted from the circumference of the Kalodasa-samudra, which is eighteen yojanas.)