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63. उसभे णं अरहा कोसलिए तेवढेि पुव्वसतसहस्साई महारायवासमज्झावसित्ता मुंडे भवित्ताणं अगारातो अणगारियं पव्वइते। हरिवास-रम्मयवासेसु मणूसा तेवट्ठीए रातिदिएहिं संपत्तजोव्वणा भवंति। निसढे णं पव्वते तेवढेि सूरोदया पण्णत्ता। एवं नीलवंते वि।
The Seer Rsabha, of the country Košala, having passed sixty-three lac pūrva years in the great dominion (as the great king), plucking his hairs, adopted houselessness (monk hood), from mundane life. In (regions) Harivarșa and Ramyakvarșa human beings attain youth in sixty-three night and days. On the mount Nişadha sixty-three sun-risings are expounded. Likewise, [to be described on) the mount Nīlavanta also.
1. जे० विना-महारायमझाव खमू० हे १ ला २॥ महारायवासमझे व हे २ ला १।महारायमझे व मु०। "मगारावासमझाव खंसं०। दृश्यतां पृ० ३६३५॥ 2. ui hi TIOS AT PIIP 3. Hast T holdag T T S11
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Notes A Sixty-three Sun-Risings: There are two suns in the continent of Jambū. The sum of the stretch of solar diurnal circles of both the suns is (180+330) 510 * yojana. Out of this total stretch 180 yojana falls in the Jambū continent and remaining in the ocean Lavana. Each of the two suns has 184 circles, in all. The sixty-five of one's circles are stretched over 180 yojanas in the continent of Jambū and remaining 119 diurnal circles are stretched over 330 yojanas in ocean Lavaņa. Of the sixty-five solar circles of each sun of the continent of Jambū, two circles are located over the jagati of this continent. Remaining sixty-three are located over the mountain Nişadha and Nilavān. The mountain Nişadha is located on the south of mountain Meru and is stretched in the eastwest direction upto the jagati of the continent of Jambū. The mountain Nilavān is located on the north of mountain Meru and is stretched in the east-west direction upto the jagati of the continent of Jambū”.
1. Abhayadeva, p. 77.
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