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जिस क्षेत्र में सूर्य गति कर रहा है, वह वर्तमान क्षेत्र कहा जाता है, जिस क्षेत्र को पार कर चुका है, वह i अतीत क्षेत्र तथा जिस क्षेत्र में गमन करेगा वह अनागत क्षेत्र कहा जाता है। -(वृत्ति पत्रांक ३९३)
Elaboration-It has already been stated that in the Jambudveep continent two suns (and two moons) are always moving in orbit. Their rise and set is only in context of the area we live in. When the sun comes in the northeast direction (Ishaan Kone) of the Nishadh Mountain there is sunrise in the southern Bharat area (where we live). When it crosses
half of the Jambudveep in its elliptical orbit and comes in the southeast ! direction (Agneya Kone) the sun sets in that area. The orbit of the sun is
elliptical but the spread of its light is diagonal. When it is in the outermost orbit, the reach of its rays (or the area it warms) in east-west direction is 47,263-21/60 Yojans. In north-south direction it is 44,820 Yojans towards Meru Mountain and 33,333-1/3 Yojans towards the ocean. Its reach is 100 Yojans in the upper direction, 1800 Yojans in the lower direction (800 Yojans up to the ground level and 1000 Yojans below that).
At the time of sunrise its rays fall diagonally and with low intensity, therefore it appears to be nearer. At midday its rays fall straight and with high intensity, therefore it appears to be afar. In fact it is only 800 Yojans away from the earth at all times, sunrise or sunset and midday.
The area being traversed by the sun is called present time. The area it has crossed is called the past and the area it will traverse is called future. (Vritti, leaf 393; Brihatsangrahani, p. 252) ज्योतिष्क देवों और इन्द्रों का उपपात-विरहकाल PERIOD OF BIRTH OF STELLAR GODS
४६. [प्र. ] अंतो णं भंते ! माणुसुत्तरस्स पव्वयस्स जे चंदिम-सूरिय-गहगण-णक्खत्त-तारारूवा ते णं भंते ! देवा किं उड्डोववनगा ?
[उ. ] जहा जीवाभिगमे तहेव निरवसेसं जाव उक्कोसेणं छम्मासा।
४६. [प्र. ] भगवन् ! मानुषोत्तर पर्वत के अन्दर जो चन्द्र, सूर्य, ग्रहगण, नक्षत्र और तारारूप देव हैं, वे क्या ऊर्ध्वलोक में उत्पन्न हुए हैं ?
[उ. ] गौतम ! जिस प्रकार जीवाभिगमसूत्र (प्रतिपत्ति ३) में कहा गया है, उसी प्रकार यावत्- 'उनका उपपात-विरहकाल जघन्य एक समय और उत्कृष्ट छह मास है'; यहाँ तक कहना चाहिए।
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Eighth Shatak: Eighth Lesson
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