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After comparing the above four interpretations, we conclude that the last interpretation (No. 4) is the correct one, because the the original texts like Jambūdvīpa and Mb. have unequivocally used the phrase in this sense.
It seems that variance in the interpretations is created because of the succinct use of the phrase (in the form of Vasi ChandanaKappo or Vasi-Chandana Samāna Kappo) in the Uttaradhyayana Sūtra, Kalpa Sutra, Uvavar Sutra, Haribhadriya Aṣṭaka etc. The commentators who have made the 2nd and 3rd interpretations appear to be unaware of the expanded use of the phrase (in the form of Väsitacchane aduṭṭhe, Chandanānulevaṇe aratte or Väsyaikam takste bāhum chandanenaikamukṣtaḥ) in the authoritative and original works such as Jambudvipa-Prajñapati Sūtra and Mahābhārata.
They have probably based their explanation on the popular apophthegms. Thus, though the interpretation No. 2 and No. 3 are not erroneous, they do not seem to represent the exact sense.
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