Tattvartha Sutram

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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Tatvartha Sutram
10 yojanas above them are the suns, 80 yojanas above the suns are the moons. 4 yojanas above the moons are the 27 nakshatras, 4 yojanas above the nakshatras is the Budha, the planet mercury. 3 yojanas above them; is the Shukra, the Plant Venus, 3 yojans above them the Vrhaspati the plant Jupiter; 3 yojanas above them is the Mangala or Angaraka, the planet Mars, 3 yojanas above them is the Sanaishchara; the planet Saturn.
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Thus up to 900 yojanas from the earth-level upwards are found the stellar order of celestial beings. The yojana here is 2000 kosas.
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मेरुप्रदिक्षणानित्यगतयो नृलोके ॥ १३॥
Meru pradiksana nitya gatayo nrloke.
In the human regions, ( e., the 21 dvipas, the stellars) always move round (their respective) Mount Meru, (but their nearest orbit to the Central Meru in Jambu-dvipa has a radius of 1121 yojanas. That is, they never appear in a circle of 1121 yojana-radius, round the Central Meru.)
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तत्कृतः कालविभागः ॥ १४ ॥
Tatkrtah kala vibhagah.
Divisions of time (are) caused by those (movements of the
stellars).
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बहिरवस्थता ॥ १५ ॥ Bahiravasthitah
(The stellars) outside the 2 dvipas 1. e, beyond mountain in the middle of Puskaravara dvipa, are) fixed move.)
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वैमानिकाः ॥ १६ ॥
Vaimanikah.
Now we go on to) the heavenly beings.
Manusottara (They never