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दोच्चार णं पुढवी तच्चाए णं पुढवीए चउत्थी (ए 24णं पुढवीए) पंचमी (ए णं पुढवीए) छट्ठी (ए णं पुढवीए) सत्तमी (ए णं पुढवीए) गाहाहि भाणियव्वा ।
Likewise, [the number of abodes of hellish beings] on the second earth, third earth, fourth earth, fifth earth, sixth earth and seventh earth to be described in Gāthās.
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सत्तमाए “णं पुढवीए पुच्छा, गोतमा ! सत्तमाए पुढवीए अट्टुत्तरजोयणसत" सहस्सबाहल्लाए उवरिं अद्धतेवण्णं जोयणसहस्साइं ओगाहत्ता हेट्ठा वि अद्धतेवण्णं जोयणसहस्साइं वज्जेत्ता मज्झे तिसु जोयणसहस्सेसु एत्थ णं सत्तमाए पुढवीए नेरइयाणं पंच अणुत्तरा महति”महालया महानिरया पण्णत्ता, तंजहा- काले, महाकाले, रोरुते, महारोरुते, अपतिट्ठाणे 28णामं पंचमए। ते णं निरया 22 वट्टे य तंसा य, अधे 3 खुरप्पसंठाणसंठिता जाव असुभा नरगा असुभाओ नरएसु वेयणातो ।
The inquiry about seventh earth (Great dark lustre). [How many hellish abodes on this (seventh) earth are expounded, how much its space is pervaded by these abodes]? O Gautama! on this seventh eath of thousand yojana thickness, pervading fifty two and half thousand yojana from its top side [and] excluding fifty two and half thousand yojana from its bottom side, and pervading three thousand yojana, in between, there are expounded five abodes of hellish beings, the highest and very large, namely: Kāla, Mahākāla, Raurava, Mahāraurava and the fifth Apratisthāna. Shape wise all these abodes are circular inwardly and triangular outwardly, downward, of razor's shape up to these are inauspicious, feelings therein also inauspicious.
24. [ ]. एतदन्तर्गतः पाठो हस्तलिखितादर्शेषु नास्ति, एवमग्रेऽपि ॥
25. णं नास्ति मु० ॥
26. 'स्साई बा' मु० ॥
27. महालया नास्ति खं० । हे १ ला २ मु० २ ॥
28. णाम पंचमते खं० हे १ ला २ ॥
29. प्रतिषु पाठाः - वट्टो य खं० । वट्टे य हे १, २ ला २ मु० । वट्टा य जे० ला १। “ वट्टे य तंसो यत्ति मध्यमो वृत्तः शेषास्म्यस्त्राः इति " - अटी० ॥
30. खुरुप्प जे० ला १। खुरसं खं० ॥
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