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24 24[1] चउवीसं देवाहिदेवा पण्णत्ता, तंजहा- उसभ अजित जाव वद्धमाणे।
Twenty-four lords of gods (Devādhideva) are expounded, namely: Rsabha, Ajita up to [Sambhava, Abhinandana, Sumati, Padmaprabha, Supārsva, Candraprabha, Suvidhi [Puspadanta], Sitala, Sreyansa, Vasupujya, Vimala, Ananta, Dharma, śānti, Kunthu, Ara, Malli, Munisuvrata, Nami, Nemi, Pārsva and] Vardhamāna.
चुल्लहिमवंत-सिहरीणं वासहरपव्वयाणं जीवाओ चउवीसं चउवीसं जायणसहस्साई णव बत्तीसे जोयणसते एगं च अट्ठत्तीसभागं जोयणस्स किंचिविसेसाहिताओ आयामेणं पण्णत्ताओ।
The length, of bow-strings (jīvā) of the mountains, bordering the region (varsadhara) Ksulla Himavanta and Sikhari (having peak), is expounded twenty four thousand nine hundred thirty two and a little over one-thirty eighth yojana.
___ चउवीसं देवट्ठाणा सइंदया पण्णत्ता। सेसौ अहमिंदा अणिंदा अपुरोहिता। उत्तरायणगते णं सूरिए चउवीसंगुलिए पोरिसीछायं णिव्वत्तइत्ता णं णियट्ठति।
___The twenty-four.paradises (devasthāna) are expounded having lord of gods (Indra), [while] the remaining ones [fourteen paradises] are [expounded] having gods [treating themselves as] 'I am Indra' (Ahamindra), not having lord of gods (Indra) and puritans. On (its) northward course, the sun, producing a man's (paurusi) shadow of the twenty-four fingerbreadth's length, moves [from the inner most orbit and comes to the second orbit].
*गंगा-सिंधूओ णं महाणदीओपवहे सातिरेगे चउवीसं कोसे वित्थारेणं पण्णत्तातो।
1. अजित-संभव-अभिणंदण-सुमइ-पउमप्पह-सुपास-चंदप्पह-सुविधि-सीअल सिज्जंस-वासुपुज्ज-विमलअणंत-धम्म-संति-कुंथु-अर-मल्ली मुणिसुव्वय-नमि-नेमी-पास-वद्धमाणा मु०॥ 2. अद्वत्तीसभागं जे०। अट्ठत्तीसइभागे मु०। अट्ठवीसइभागं खं०॥ 3 पोरिसीयछायं निवत्तइत्ता जे०॥ 4. सिंधुओ खं० ॥ .. 5. पवाहे मु०। “प्रवह इति यतः स्थानान्नदी प्रवहति ......न पुनर्योऽन्यत्र प्रवहशब्देन मकरमुखप्रणालनिर्गमः प्रातकुण्डनिर्गमो वा विवक्षितः" -अटी० ॥
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