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iqdjk) ip 111.34
Puskar rddhe ca
VFk% Meaning:
iqdjk) 2 es Hkh mrus gh {kt yks i of gA Half of Puşkaradv pa has as many regions and mountains as Dh tak khanda continent.
Q.III.34.1
A.III.34.1
How many regions and mountains etc are there in the Puşkar rdha continent? The number of regions and mountains in the Puşkar rdha continent is same as in Dh tak khanda continent.
Q.III.34.2
A.III.34.2
What is the number of mountains, Merus and regions in Puşkar rdha continent? In Puşkar rdha continent there are two Merus, namely Mandara and Vidhyunamāli, two Işvakāra mountains two Bharata regions, two Himay na, etc.
Q.III.34.3 A.III.34.3
How did the Puskara continent get its name? The tree Puskara grows in the Puskara continent. Hence, the name is assigned as Puşkar rdha continent.
Q.III.34.4 A.III.34.4
Why the word ardha appear in the name of this continent? The Mānuşottara Mountain bifurcate Puşkara continent in two regions. Each region is called Puskarārdha i.e. half Puskara. Alternatively it is also said that all trees and mountains et5c in this region are in the inner half of the continent; and no human-being can cross Mānuşottara Mount to see the outer half of this region.
Q.III.34.5 A.III.34.5
Why is the word ca used in the aphorism? To indicate that Puskar rdha continent is similar to Dh tak khanda continent.
i KM- ekuqkkdkj kleull; K% 11.35 Pr nm nuşottar nmanusy h
VFk% Meaning: Q.III.35.1 A.III.35.1
“ekuqkkờlkj i ot' rd gh eul; ik; s tkrs gå (There are) human beings up to Mānuşottara. Up to which region are human beings found? Human beings are found up to the Mānusottara Mountain.
Q.III.35.2 A.III.35.2
Where is Mānuşottara Mountain? Mānusottara Mountain, of the form of a bangle, is in the middle of Puskara continent.
Q.III.35.3 A.III.35.3
In which region are human beings found? The human beings are found in Two-and-half continents (Dh i dv pa) only. This whole region is called Manuşyaloka (the region where human beings can exist).
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