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Answer: There are seven regions in Jambudvipa: 1. Bhasma, 2. Hemavat, 3. Hare, 4. Videha, 5. Ramyak, 6. Hairanyavat and 7. Airavat. The extent of the Bharat region is one hundred and ninetieth part of Jambudvipa, i.e. 526 yojanas. Further, the extent of the Kulachal is double the region till the Videha region, and the extent of the region is double the Kulachal. From the Videha region onwards, the extent till the Airavat region is halved.
162. Question: What are the names of the lakes situated on the Kulachals? What is the general introduction of the lotuses situated in the lakes and the goddesses situated on them?
Answer: On the six Kulachals, starting from Himavan, there are lakes named Padma, Mahapadma, Tiginchha, Kesarin, Mahapuṇḍarīka and Puṇḍarīka respectively. The Padma lake is 1,000 yojanas long, 500 yojanas wide and 10 yojanas deep. In the middle of the Padma lake, there is a lotus with 1011 petals, one yojana in extent, which is earth-bodied. Similarly, on the lotuses situated in the middle of the six Kulachals, there reside goddesses named Sri, Hri, Dhriti, Kirti, Buddhi and Lakshmi respectively. On the petals of the lotuses, the abodes of these goddesses are built, which are one kos long, half a kos wide and slightly less than one kos high and white in color. In addition to the main lotus, there are other lotuses in which there are common and
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