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Tabhyamaparā bhūmayo avasthitāḥ (28) . 28. The regions other than these are stable.
The regions other than Bharata and Airāvata are of the same state or condition. In those regions there are no ascending and descending cycles.
Are human beings in those regions of the same duration of life or are there differences ?
एकद्वित्रिपल्योपमस्थितयो हैमवतकहारिवर्षकदैवकुरवकाः ॥ २९ ॥ Ekadvitripalyopamasthitayo haimavatakahārivarşaka daivakuravakāh
· (29) 29. The human beings in Haimavata, Hari and Devakuru are of one, two and three palyas respectively.
The human beings who are born in Haimavata are Haima. valakas. Similarly with regard to the others. Haimavatakas and the rest are three. One and the others are three. These are taken together respectively. The lifetime of Haimavatakas is one palya, that of Hārivarşakas is two palyas, and that of Daivakuravakas is three palyas. In the five Haimavata regions (five in the 2} continents in which human beings live) the period of Suşamaduşşamā prevails always. There the human beings are of one palya duration, of two thousand bows in height, and of the colour of the blue lotus. They take food once on alternate days. In the five Hari regions the period of Suşamā prevails always. There the human beings are of two palyas in duration, of four thousand bows in height, and of white complexion just as the colour of the conch-shell. They take food once after an interval of two days. In the five Kuru regions the period of Suşamasuşamā always prevails. There the human beings are of three palyas in duration, of six thousand bows in height and of golden complexion. They take food once after an interval of three days.
What is the condition in the regions of the north?
तथोत्तराः Tathottarāh
(30) 30. The condition is the same in the north. The human beings in the north must be understood to be
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