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(progressive half-cycle). Consistently regressive half cycle is avasarpi and consistently progressing half cycle is utsarpi . Every cycle is of ten kod kod s garas. Thus, one k lacakra is of 20 kod ākodīgaras.
The regressive time cycle of avasarpi consists of six parts. Every part is called raka. The names of six rakas or ras are as follows:
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Su am - Su ama Su ama Su am -Du ama Du am -Su ama du ama Du am - du ama
Happy-happy Happy Happy unhappy Unhappy happy Unhappy Unhappy unhappy
“The first raka is completely happy. This raka is of four-kod ākodi s gara. At the beginning of this raka, a human life span is of three palyopama, height 3 miles, and body has 256 ribs. The body consists of the best bones and bolt muscles in perfect symmetry all over. In this period, the mother gives birth at the same time to a son and daughter twins (yugala) who at an appropriate time spend lives as husband and wife. People of this age have divine beauty; they are gentle, soft-spoken, and simple-minded and eat leaves, fruits and flowers. They feel hungry once in three days. The taste of the earth in this time is like sugar Candy. In that time, the atmosphere is exceedingly beautiful and charming, happy, peaceful and joyous. People of that time do not have to make efforts for livelihood because ten kinds of kalpav k a fulfill all their needs. When the twins' lifespan has six months remaining of it, they give birth to twin son and daughter. The parents look after the twin borns for 49 days, the twin youth live together and roam freely. On completion of three palyopama years, one of them sneezes and the other yawns and they end their lives to be born to gods. There are six kinds of humans in the 1st raka.
“The second raka called Su am is of three kod ākodīgaras. In this, in contrast to the first raka the qualities of colour, smell, taste and touch are far less pleasant. In the initial stage of this raka, the age is two palyopama, height 2 miles and ribs are 128. The body consists bones and is in symmetry all over. They feel hungry once in two days. The taste of the earth declines to become similar to sugar. Even in this
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