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The first ring is 50,000 yojanas from the base of the altar of the oceans, and after that, the second and subsequent rings are one lakh yojanas each. The number of Jyotishi Devas is innumerable (Ra. Va. 4/13/4)
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Question: What is the area of movement of the Moon and Sun in relation to the human realm?
Answer: The area of movement of the Moon and Sun is called a "Chakshetra". There are four Chakshetras for each pair of Moon and Sun. There is one Chakshetra for the two Suns of Jambudvipa. There are two Chakshetras for the four Suns of the Lavanasamudra, six Chakshetras for the twelve Suns of the Dhataki-khandadvipa, twenty-one Chakshetras for the forty-two Suns of the Kalodak Samudra, and thirty-six Chakshetras for the seventy-two Suns of the Pushkarardha Dvipa.
The Moon and Sun related to Jambudvipa move only within a 180 yojana area in Jambudvipa. The remaining 330 yojanas are traversed in the Lavana Samudra, meaning that the two Moons and two Suns move in a total area of 51066 yojanas. The remaining Moons and Suns up to Pushkarardha move in their respective areas.
The Chakshetra, which is 510 yojanas in size, has 15 lanes for the Moon and 184 lanes for the Sun. Of these, the two Moons
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