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60 60. एगमेगे णं 'मंडले सूरिए सट्ठीए सट्ठीए मुहुत्तेहिं संघाएइ। लवणस्स णं समुदस्स सटुिं नागसाहस्सीओ अग्गोदयं धारेंति।
_ विमले णं अरहा सद्धिं धणूई उहुंउच्चत्तेणं होत्था। बलिस्स णं वइरोयणिंदस्स सढ़ि सामाणियसाहस्सीतो पण्णत्तातो। बंभस्स णं देविंदस्स देवरणो सटुिं सामाणियसाहस्सीतो पण्णत्तातो। सोहम्मीसाणेसु दोसु कप्पेसु सटुिं विमाणावाससतसहस्सा पण्णत्ता।
The sun traverses, each of its diurnal circles, in sixty muhūrtas (60 X 48 minutes or 48 hours)A. The water of waves [rising sixteen thousand yojana high] of the Lavaņa ocean is borne by sixty thousand snakes (nāga). The height of Seer Vimal was sixty bows. Sixty thousand similar rank (sāmānika) gods are expounded of Bali, the lord of Vairocana gods. Sixty thousand similar rank gods are expounded of Brahma, the lord of gods. Sixty lac abodes [in aggregate) of the two paradises Saudharma and īśāna are expounded.
1. मंडले णं हे १ ला २॥
Notes A The circle of sun is complete when it takes a complete round of the mountain Meru. The time taken in this round is sixty muhūrtas or two days and nights (ahorātra). There are two suns in the continent of Jambū, according to Jaina tradition. Both the suns rise on alternate day. Thus, the same sun rises on the third day. B. Agrodaka: The velā of ocean Lavana is sixteen thousand yojana high. Above that Jalaśikhā of the length of four miles (two gavyūti) high and low is called agrodaka. C. Sixty lac abodes: The thirty-two lac abodes in Saudharma and twentyeight lac of Iśāna make the total sixty-lac.
1. Abhayadeva, p. 75. 2. Ibid.
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