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Adipurana
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What is the measure of their lifespan? What is their height? What is the difference between them? I am curious to know this, O World-born, about the universe. || 173 ||
In which yuga are there how many yuga-ansha? What is the difference between one yuga and another? How many times does the cycle of yugas occur? || 174 ||
In which part of the yuga are the Manus born? What do they know? What is the interval between one Manu and another? O God, I am curious to know all this, so tell me the nature of all these principles in a truthful manner. || 175 ||
Besides this, I also want to know from your auspicious mouth the nature of the world, the descent of time, the birth, destruction, and existence of lineages, and the origin of the varnas. || 176 ||
O Jinaraka-sun, quickly destroy this darkness of my doubt, which has grown excessively due to the false knowledge born from the vasanas of the beginningless time, with the rays of your words. || 177 ||
Having asked this question, King Bharata, the son of Shatamata, became silent and sat down in his proper seat, eager to hear the story. || 178 ||
The entire assembly rejoiced at this question of the king, which was asked at the right time, full of luminous meanings, connected with the previous and subsequent parts, and free from arrogance. || 179 ||
At that moment, the gods, their faces illuminated by the question of the story, looked at King Bharata as if they were showering flowers on him. || 180 ||
"O Bharateshwar, you are blessed, today you have become worthy of our worship." Thus Indra praised him, for who does not praise with humility? That is, everyone does. || 181 ||
Although the omniscient Lord Rishabhanatha knew King Bharata's intention without even asking a question, he waited for the question to be completed at the request of the listeners. || 182 ||
1. Varsha means height, the measure of the body. 2. Hit for the world-born. 3. Yuga-anta means the end of the yuga, like Sushma, etc. 4. Avadhi means the interval. 5. Katina means the completion of how many. 6. Jananti means they know. 7. Tat tvam means the division of the word. 8. Vanshotpatti layasthiti means the birth, destruction, and existence of lineages. 9. Bodhumichchhami means I want to know. 10. Shata means hundred, Shatamata means the mother of a hundred, Shatamatura means the son of Shatamata. "Sankhyasambhradanmastujur". 11. Tushnim sthita means silent. 12. Upvishta means seated. 13. Idha means prosperous. 14. Vishmi means the king of the masses. 15. Prati means to look at, to see. 16. Pujya means worthy of worship. 17. Vina means without. 18. Pratipatra means the request of the listeners.