Agam 18 Upang 07 Jambudveep Pragnapti Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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55555555555555555555555555555555555: किञ्जल्क तपनीय रक्त या लाल स्वर्णमय हैं। उसके कमलबीज विविध मणिमय हैं। उसकी कर्णिकास्वर्णमय है। वह कर्णिका आधा योजन लम्बी-चौड़ी सर्वथा स्वर्णमय है, स्वच्छ-उज्ज्वल है।
90. [1] At the very centre of that extremely levelled and beautiful region is a great lake which is called Padma Drah. It is one thousand yojan long in east-west direction and five hundred yojan wide in northsouth direction. Its depth is ten yojans. It is clean, smooth and silvery. Its banks are attractive and beautiful.
There is a Padmavar Vedika and a forest region surrounding that lake. The description of Vedika and forest region is similar to the one mentioned earlier. There are stairs of three-rungs each on all the four sides of padma drah. Their description is the same as already mentioned. In front of each of the three stairs there are festoons decorated with precious stones of various types.
At the centre of Padma lake there is a great lotus, one yojan long, one yojan wide and half a yojan thick. It is ten yojan deep in water and two kos (half a yojan) above the surface of water. Thus its total extension is a little more than ten yojans. It is surround by a boundary wall (Jagati) from all sides. That wall is like that of Jambu continent. Its windows are also like those of Jambu continent. ___The detailed description of Padma (lotus) is as under-Its root is of Vajra and diamonds. Its central spike starting from the very root is of Risht jewels. Its stalk is of Vaidurya jewels. Its outer leaves are of Vaidurya jewels. Its inner leaves are a bit red coloured or yellowish like gold. Its pollens are like burnt red gold. Its seeds are of various types of precious stones. Its Karnika (middle pad) is half a yojan long, half a yojan wide and completely of gold. It is clean and bright.
९०. [२] तीसे णं कण्णिआए उप्पिं बहुसमरमणिज्जे भूमिभागे पण्णत्ते, से जहाणामए आलिंगपुक्खरेइ वा। तस्स णं बहुसमरमणिज्जस्स भूमिभागस्स बहुमज्झदेसभाए, एत्थ णं महं एगे भवणे पण्णत्ते, कोसं आयामेणं, अद्धकोसं विक्खंभेणं, देसूणगं कोसं उद्धं उच्चत्तेणं, अणेगखंभ-सयसण्णिविटे, पासाईए दरिसणिज्जे। तस्स णं भवणस्स तिदिसिं तओ दारा पण्णत्ता। ते णं दारा पञ्चधणुसयाई उद्धं उच्चत्तेणं, अड्डाइज्जाई धणुसयाई विक्खंभेणं, तावति चेव पवेसेणं। सेआवरकणगथूभिआ जाव वणमालाओ णेअब्बाओ।
तस्स णं भवणस्स अंतो बहुसमरमणिज्जे भूमिभागे पण्णत्ते, से जहाणामए आलिंग., तस्स णं बहुमज्झदेसभाए एत्थ णं महई एगा मणिपेढिआ पण्णत्ता। सा णं मणिपेढिआ पंचधणुसयाई |चतुर्थ वक्षस्कार
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