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Jambudveep, Lavanasamudra, Dhatakikhandadveep, Kalodadhisamudra, Pushkaradveep, Pushkarodasamudra, Varunadveep, Kshirodasamudra,
Varunodasamudra,
Ikshuvaradveep, Ikshuvarasamudra, Nandisamudra, Kundaladveep, Ruchakasamudra. (11)
Kshiradveep, Ghritadveep, Ghritodasamudra, Nandidveep, Arunavaradveep, Arunavarasamudra, Kundalasamudra, and Ruchakadveep,
Starting from Jambudveep (dveep means mass of land surrounded by water; continent; island) all these dueepsamudra (samudra means sea) surround each other without a gap. Beyond Ruchakasamudra after uncountable continents and seas lies Bhujagavaradveep. Further ahead after uncountable continents and seas lies Kushavaradveep followed by Kraunchavaradveep again after a gap of uncountable continents and seas. Beyond all these, after gaps of uncountable continents and seas, are continents and seas bearing beautiful names like Abharana. (12) Such as
Abharana, Vastra, Gandh, Utpala, Tilak, Padma, Nidhi, Ratna, Varshadhar, Hrad, Nadi, Vijaya, Vakshaskar, Kalpendra. (13)
There are uncountable continents and seas having names like Kuru, Mandar, Avaas, Koot, Nakshatra, Chandra, Suryadeva, Naag, Yaksha, etc. and their synonyms, last one being Svayambhuramanadveep and Svayambhuramanasamudra.
This concludes the description of Tiryak-loka kshetrapurvanupurvi (ascending area-sequence of middle worlds).
१७०. से किं तं पच्छाणुपुवी ?
पच्छाणुपुब्बी सयंभुरमणे य भूए य जाव जंबुद्दीवे से तं पच्छाणुपुब्बी ।
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( २५७ )
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