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Bhagavai 3:2:119-122
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The distance travelled downward in one samaya by Camara, the chief and the king of Asuras, is travelled in two samayas by Sakra. The distance travelled downward by Sakra in two samayas is travelled by Vajra in three samayas. The samaya of the downward travel in the lower regions of Camara, the chief and the king of Asuras, is the least, while the samaya of upward travel in the upper-region is numerable times more. This is the reason why, O Gautama Sakra, the chief and the king of gods, is
unable to catch Camara, the chief and the king of Asuras, by his own hands. 3.120 sakkassa nam bhamte! devimdassa devaranno uddham ahe tiriyam ca gaivisayassa kayare kayarehimto appe vā? bahue vā? tulle vā? visesāhie vā? goyamā! savvatthovam khettam sakke devimde devarāyā ahe ovayai ekkenam samaenam, tiriyam samkhejje bhāge gacchai, uddham samkhejje bhāge gacchai. What is the comparatively numerical strength-more, similar or specially more speed of Sakra, the chief and the king of gods, with reference to his travels in the upper, lower or the horizontal regions? Gautama, Sakra, the chief and the king of gods, travels the least distance in one samaya in the lower region; in the horizontal region, he travels numerable part more; in the upper region, he travels numerable part more than the latter.
3.121 camarassa nam bhamte! asurimdassa asuraranno uddham ahe tiriyam ca
gaivisayassa kayare kayarehimto appe vā? bahue vā? tulle vä? visesähie vā? goyamā! savvatthovam khettam camare asurimde asurarāyā uddham uppayai ekkeņam samaenam, tiriyam samkhejje bhāge gacchai, ahe samkhejje bhāge gacchai. O Lord, what is the comparatively numerical strength-more, similar, or specially more speed of Camara, the chief and the king of Asuras, with reference to his travels in the upper, lower, or the horizontal regions? Gautama, Camara, the chief and the king of Asuras, travels the least distance in the upper-region; travels numerable times more than that in the horizontal region; and in the lower region, he travels numerable times more than the
latter. 3.122 vajjassa nam bhamte! uddham ahe tiriyam ca gaivisayassa kayare kayarehimto
appe vā? bahue vā? tulle vā? visesähie vā? goyamā! savvatthovam khettam vajje ahe ovayai ekkenamn samaenam, tiriyam visesāhie bhāge gacchai, uddham visesāhie bhāge gacchai. O Lord, what is the comparatively numerical strength-more, similar or specially more speed of the Vajra with reference to his travels in the upper, lower or the horizontal regions? Gautama, the Vajra travels the least distance in one samaya in the lower region; in the horizontal region, it travels somewhat more distance, and in
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