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innumerable crores of Yojanas in length and breadth and innumerable crores of Yojanas in circumference. It is stated that there are thirty-two lacs of abodes of Sohamma gods. Those celestial abodes, wholly made of jewels, are excellent [upto] splendid. Exactly in the middle part of those celestial abodes there are five lofty mansions. Those (five mansions) are as follows:Asog mansion. Sasttavanna palace, Champak Villa, Chuyaga: castle; and in the middle Schamma banglow. All those mansions are erected out of precious stones and are superfine (upto] splendid. It is expressed that hav. ing gone innumerable lacs of Yojanas in ablique direction to the eastern side of great abode (named) Sohamma palace ( one comes across ) Sūriyabha abode of Sūriyābha god. It is twelve and half lacs. of Yojanas in length and breadth, thirty-nine lacs fifty-two thousand eight hundred forty-eight (and a little bit more ) in circumference. It is surrounded from all sides by one rampart. That rampart is three hundred Yojanas in height, the extension is hundred Yojanas at its base, fifty Yojanas in the middle and twenty-five Yojanas at the top. It is expansive at the base, diminished
