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[330] [Prajñāpanasūtra [397-3 U.] Gautama! The lowest antarmūhurta is less than one-fourth of a palyopama, and the highest antarmūhurta is more than one lakh years plus one palyopama. ' 398. [1] In the Chandravimāna, O Venerable One! What is the duration of the Devis? Gautama! The lowest is one-fourth of a palyopama, and the highest is half a palyopama plus fifty thousand years. [398-1 Pra.] Bhagavan! In the Chandravimāna, what is the duration of the Devis? [398-1 U.] Gautama! The lowest is one-fourth of a palyopama, and the highest is half a palyopama plus fifty thousand years. [2] In the Chandravimāna, O Venerable One! What is the duration of the Aparyāpta Devis? Gautama! The lowest is also antarmūhurta, and the highest is also antarmūhurta. [398-2 Pra.] Bhagavan! In the Chandravimāna, what is the duration of the Aparyāpta Devis? [398-2 U.] Gautama! The lowest is also antarmūhurta, and the highest is also antarmūhurta. [3] In the Chandravimāna, O Venerable One! What is the duration of the Paryāpta Devis? Gautama! The lowest is antarmūhurta less than one-fourth of a palyopama, and the highest is antarmūhurta less than half a palyopama plus fifty thousand years. [398-3 Pra.] Bhagavan! In the Chandravimāna, what is the duration of the Paryāpta Devis? [398-3 U.] Gautama! The lowest is antarmūhurta less than one-fourth of a palyopama, and the highest is antarmūhurta less than half a palyopama plus fifty thousand years. [396] [1] In the Sūryavimāna, O Venerable One! What is the duration of the Devas? Gautama! The lowest is one-fourth of a palyopama, and the highest is one palyopama plus one thousand years. [399-1 Pra.] Bhagavan! In the Sūryavimāna, what is the duration of the Devas? 1. In the Chandravimāna, the moon is born, therefore it is called Chandravimāna. In the Chandravimāna, besides the moon, all the Devas who are his family are present. The lowest duration of those family Devas is one-fourth of a palyopama, and the highest is one palyopama plus one lakh years for some Indra, Samānika, etc. The highest duration of the Chandradeva is mentioned in the original text. Similarly, one should understand the matter of the Vimānas of the Sun, etc. - Prajñāpanā. M. Vatti, letter no. 175