Tattvartha Sutra

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, Manu Doshi
Publisher: Shrutratnakar Ahmedabad

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जघन्या त्वष्टभागः ॥४-५२॥ चतुर्भाग: शेषाणाम् ॥४-५३॥ 4.48: Jyotishkänämadhikam 4.49: Grahänämekam 4.50: Nakshtränämardham 4.51: Tärakänäm Chaturbhägah
4.52: Jaghanyä Tvashtabhägah
4.53: Chaturbhägah Sheshänäm
(The maximum span for suns and moons is more than one Palyopam, for planets it is one Palyopam, for constellations it is half Palyopam, for stars it is a quarter Palyopam. The minimum for stars is 1/8 Palyopam and for other stellar objects it is a quarter Palyopam.)
TATTVÄRTHA SUTRA
The life spans of most heavenly beings are too long to be expressed in numerical terms. They are therefore given in Palyopam and Sägaropam, which are chasm measured and ocean measured units as explained in chapter 3.