________________ Figure of Worldly Time-Cycle (Applicable to Bharata and Airavata Regions) (not to scale) Descending hal ding half-cycle Ascending half. nding half-cycle [ 32/165 121654 Ascending (utsarpini) half-cycle 1) dusama-dusama, of 21000 years duration; 2) dusama, of 21000 years duration; 3) dusama-susama, of 1 kotikoti sagaropama minus 42000 years duration; 4) susama-dusama, of 2 kotikoti sagaropama duration; 5) susama, of 3 kotikoti sagaropama duration, and 6) susama-susama, of 4 kotikoti sagaropama duration. Descending (avasarpini) half-cycle 1) susama-susama, of 4 kotikoti sagaropama duration; 2) susama, of 3 kotikoti sagaropama duration; 3) susama-dusama, of 2 kotikoti sagaropama duration; 4) dusama-susama, of 1 kotikoti sagaropama minus 42000 years duration; 5) dusama, of 21000 years duration; and 6) dusama-dusama, of 21000 years duration.
