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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA: THE HEAVENS : 67
• Daśavarsa sahasrani prathamāyāni || 44 || The minimum life-span of the hellish beings of the first nether
ground is ten thousand years. . According to this rule the minimum life-spans of the
hellish beings of the seven nether grounds are as follows. :• In the first ground : ten thousand years, • In the second ground: one Sāgaropama (Sā.), • In the third ground : three Sā. • In the fourth ground : seven Sā. • In the fifth ground : ten Sā. • In the sixth ground : seventeen Sā. • In the seventh ground : twenty-two Sā. (44)
• Bhavanesu ca || 45 || In Bhavana-heavens also (the minimum life-spans of the gods is
ten thousand years). (45)
Life-Spans Of Vyantara And Jyotişka Gods - • Vyantarānani ca || 46 || • Parā Palyopamam || 47 || In Vyantara-heavens also (the minimum life-spans of gods is ten
thousand years). Maximum life-span is one Palya. (46–47) • Jyotiskāņāmadhikam || 48 ||| The maximum life-span of the Jyotiska gods (Suns and Moons) is
somewhat more (than a Palyopama). (48) • Grahānāmekani || 49 |||
That of the Grahas (planets) is one Palyopama, • Naksatrānāmardhani || 50 || For the Naksatras (stars) it is half a Palyopama,
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