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known i therefore, we ought to helieve, that human 

 kind is ignorant of the true knowledge of the origin 

 of things, which is known only to the Almighty or 

 Adis'waiia, whose state is M'ithout heginning or 

 end ; who has obtained eternal victory over all the 

 frailties of nature and worldly aftections. 



There are two great divisions of time or ages, esta-* 

 blished in the universe by God ; called Avasarpiiii, 

 and Utsarplni : each of them are reckoned at ten 

 Crors, of Crors of Sagaropamas*. Ufsarpiui is di- 

 vided into six portions, which are named, 1 Atiduc- 

 hamci, 2 Diichama, 3 Diichama Hachama, 4 Sue- 

 hamd Ducliamdy 5 Suchamd Suc/iama, 6 Suchamd. 

 The second age, Avasarp'iu'i, is also divided into six 

 parts, by name, 1 Suchamd^ 2 Sucluimd Suchamd^ 

 3 Suchamd Duchomd, % Due hamd Suchamd, 5 

 Due hamd, 6 Atiduchamd. These two grand ages, 

 eras, or periods, as well as their divisions, revolve 

 for ever in the universe, like the course of the fort- 

 nights, and the increase and decrease of the moon, 

 in the regions frequented by n^.ankind. The number 

 of these regions is a hundred and seventy ; ten of 

 which are distinguished by the nanies of five Bhara- 

 tas, and five Airdvatas. These divisions are parti- 

 cularly explained in the book called Trilocasataca. 



Amono' the ao-es abovenamed, the revolution of 

 four Crors o\' Crors o^ Sd2:ar6pariuis was assij^ned to 

 the first, or Suchamd. During that c-o;c, men sub- 

 sisted on the produce of ten dilfcrent Calpatr'icshas, 

 or celestial trees, called Bkojandnga, Vdstranga, Bhu- 

 shandnga, Mdldnga, GrVianga, Racsh'riidnga Jyoti- 

 ranga, Tdrydnga, and Bhlijaudnga, Thu> men used 

 to subsist on tlie spontaneous produce of tlie trees; 

 and kings ruled not the earth ; all u'ere abundantly 



* Ocenns of years. This measure of time will be subsequently 

 explaiiied. H. t. C. 



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