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The circle of heavenly bodies (jyotişcakra) moves continually in a circle in all directions at 1121 yojanas from the continent Jambūdvipa, not touching Mt. Meru. But one polar star is fixed. It (the jyotişcakra) remains fixed in a circle, not touching the end of the world, at a distance of IIII yojanas.625 Of these Svāti is above all and Bharaṇi is below all; to the south of all Mula and Abhici to the north.428 There are 2 moons and 2 suns belonging to this Jambūdvipa; 4 moons and 4 suns belonging to Lavaņoda ; 12 moons and 12 suns to Dhātakikhanda; and 42 moons and 42 suns to Kāloda. To half of Puskara belong 72 suns and moons each. Thus there are 132 moons and the same number of suns. Each moon has a retinue of 88 planets, 28 constellations, and of 6, 697, 500, 000, 000,000,000 stars.
The width and length of the moon's car is i of a yojana ; of the sun's car # of a yojana; half a yojana of those of the planets; of a yojana of those of the constellations; half a kos (=$ yojana) of those of all the stars having a maximum life; and 500 bows (=to yojana) of those of all the stars having a minimum life. The height is always half the length.427 They are (like this) in the manuşyaloka extending 45 lacs of yojanas.
In the east lions, in the south elephants, in the west bulls, and in the north horses---these are the draught-animals of the cars of the moon, etc. The sun and moon have 16,000 Abhiyogika gods, the planets, constellations, and stars have 8,000, 4,000, and 2,000 respectively. Because of ābhiyogyakarma they act as conveyances for the moon, etc, moving constantly at their own inclination.
On the far side of Mānuşottara at a distance of 50,000 yojanas the suns and moons stand still at intervals from
426 534. This is on the other side of the Human World. Elsewhere (K. p. 279) these heavenly bodies that are at a distance of 1121 and IIII yojanas are all polar stars.'
426 535. These are constellations. 427 544. K. p. 282, gives the shape as a half-ball (from the Jiv.).
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