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The Prajnapana Sutra Commentary-Text presents a statement regarding the ultimate and penultimate of the earths and the loka-lokas in three sutras. In the first sutra, the text of Ratnaprabaha, etc., mentions the names of the earths. In the second sutra, a description is given regarding the ultimate and penultimate, etc., of the Ratnaprabaha earth. And in the third sutra, an exaggeration is given related to the statement of the ultimate and penultimate, etc., of the remaining earths, the deva-loka from Saudharma to Anuttara Vimana, and the loka-lokas. The classical definition of ultimate and penultimate - well, the meaning of ultimate is final and the meaning of penultimate is that which is not final, that which is in the middle. But here, the consideration of ultimate, penultimate, etc., is done in relation to the various sections of the entire loka, Ratnaprabaha, etc., and the aloka. Therefore, ultimate, etc., are technical terms here, and the commentator has interpreted them from this perspective. The meaning of ultimate is paryantavarti, i.e., situated at the end. The word ultimate is relative here, i.e., it depends on something else. If something else is before it, then only can another be called 'ultimate'. For example, in relation to the previous bodies, the ultimate (final) body (the final bhava in relation to the previous bhavas is called the ultimate bhava) is called. That which has nothing before it cannot be called ultimate. Similarly, the meaning of the word penultimate is that which is not ultimate - final, i.e., that which is in the middle. This term is also relative, because when something is at the end, then only can the one in the middle be called 'penultimate' in relation to it. That which has nothing before or after it cannot be called 'penultimate', i.e., in the middle (situated in the middle). For example, in relation to the ultimate body and all other bodies, the body in the middle is called the penultimate body. Just as two questions have been asked here on the basis of the singular, in the same way, two questions have been asked regarding the plural. 'Charimāiṁ Acharimāiṁ' are both plural forms of ultimate and penultimate. Their meaning is - many ultimate forms and many penultimate forms. These four questions have been asked considering the Ratnaprabaha, etc., earths as one substance with a unique one-ness result. After this, two questions have been asked targeting its regions - 'Charimantapadeśa', 'Pracharimantapadeśa' (Charamantapradeśa Acharamantapradeśa). The meaning is - those with ultimate end regions and those with penultimate end regions. Its meaning is - is the Ratnaprabaha earth ultimate multi-region form, or penultimate multi-region form? Its clear meaning is - are the end regions the Ratnaprabaha earth, or are the middle regions the Ratnaprabaha earth? The words ultimate and penultimate are both relative. Neither can a region alone be ultimate, nor penultimate. The answer to the aforementioned six questions - the answer to the aforementioned questions of Gautam Swami is given by the Lord first in a negative form - this Ratnaprabaha earth is not ultimate, because it is one and indivisible in relation to substance. It cannot be called ultimate (ultimateness is relative, if there is something before the Ratnaprabaha earth, then in relation to it, it can be called ultimate. But there is no such other, because the Ratnaprabaha earth is one, indivisible, and absolute, about which you (Gautam Swami) have asked the question. Similarly, according to the aforementioned reasoning, the Ratnaprabaha earth cannot be called penultimate either, because penultimateness, i.e., intermediateness, also depends on something else, therefore it is relative. There is no such other here, in relation to which the Ratnaprabaha earth can be called penultimate. After this, the plural questions asked - 1. Prajnapana Sutra Malaya. Commentary, Page No. 229