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85.
The Moon's diameter equals fifty-six out of the sixty-one parts of a Yojana. That of the Sun equals forty-eight parts.
It is where the Jyotiska gods live and remain so engrossed in the songs and instrumental music being played by the beauteous young goddesses that they even fail to notice the passage of time.
87.
The diameter of the Moon equals fifty-six parts out of the sixty-one parts of a Yojana and its thickness is twentyeight parts.
88.
The diameter of the Sun equals forty-eight parts out of the sixty-one parts of a Yojana and its thickness is twentyfour parts.
89.
The Grahas are of half a Yojana diameter and the Nakşatras are half still. Their thikness is half their diameters respectively.
90.
One half of a Yojana equals two Gau (Kosa) and is equivalent to five hundred bows (Dhanusas). This is the description of the dimensions of the Graha-Nakşatrasamūha and those of the Stars.
91.
Know that the thickness of any Jyotiska-vimāna is half that of its diameter and its perimeter is somewhat more than three times the diameter.
92.
The vehicles (vimānas) of the Jyotiska gods are carried thus - Moon and Sun by sixteen thousand carrier gods each, Grahas by eight thousand gods, Nakstras by four thousand gods and Tārās by two thousand gods each.
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