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Third Chapter
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each Nari and Narkanta bave 55,000, Suvarnakula, Rupyakula 28,000 and Rakta, Raktoda 14,000 each
SUTRA 24 भरत षड्विंशतिपचयोजनशतविस्तार षट्चकोनविंशति भागा योजनस्य ॥२४॥
Bharatah sad vinsatı pancha yojana shata vistarah sat chazkona viashati bhaga yojanasya.
Bharat ksetra, in its widest part, measure 526% yojanas
SUTRA 25 तद्विगुणद्विगुणविस्तारा वर्षधरवर्षा विदेहान्ता ॥ २५ ॥ Tadviguna dviguna vistara varsadhara varsa videhantah.
Each mountain and ksetra in breadth has double the baeadth of the mountain or ksetra preceding it (This is upto) Videha
Thus Bharata ksetra is 5268 yojanas in breadth, the Himayana mountain is double of this, i e, 1052yojanas, and so on
SUTRA 26 उत्तरा दक्षिणतुल्याः ॥ २६ ॥
Uttara daksina tulyah To the north (of videha, the arrangement and extent of ksetras, mountains, rivers, lakes, islands is exactly) corresponding to those in) the south (of it)
SUTRA 27 भरतरावतयो• द्धिहासौ षट्समयाभ्यामुत्सपिण्यवसर्पिणीभ्याम् ।। २७ ॥
Bharatairavatayorvrddbırasau satsamayabhaya-mutsarpinyavasarpınıbhyam
In Bharata and Airavata ksetras (in the extreme south and north o Jambudivpa there is) increase and descrease of (bliss, age, height, etc of their inhabitants in the 2 aeons), utsarpini (araförft) and Avasarpını (sanful) (the aeons of increase and decrease respectively) There are 6 ages (in each aeon)
