Text 13] The Subterranean Heavenly Planets 383

TRANSLATION

Since there is no sunshine in those subterranean planets, time is
not divided into days and nights, and consequently fear produced
by time does not exist.

TEXT 12
aa fe aereractacaorn: aa aa WaTIFA 112 2M

yatra hi mahahi-pravara-siro-manayah sarvam tamah prabdadhante.

yatra—where; hi—indeed; maha-ahi—of great serpents; pravara—
of the best; sirah-manayah—the gems on the hoods; sarvam—all;
tamah—darkness; prabaddhante—drive away.

TRANSLATION

Many great serpents reside there with gems on their hoods, and
the effulgence of these gems dissipates the darkness in all
directions.

TEXT 13

ATM ey aa Reanieeararrmearnatarrt sqat
qaieaaneny = eaqaaitecaagarnaea assay
watet 112311

na vd etesu vasatam divyausadhi-rasa-rasayandnna-pana-snanadibhir
adhayo vyadhayo vali-palita-jaradayas ca deha-vaivarnya-
daurgandhya-sveda-klama-glanir iti vayo ’vasthas ca bhavanti.

na—not; vad—either; etesu—in these planets; vasataém—of those
residing; divya—wonderful; ausadhi—of herbs; rasa—the juices;
rasdyana—and elixirs; anna—by eating; pdna—drinking; snana-
adibhih—by bathing in and so on; ddhayah—mental troubles;
vyadhayah—diseases; vali—wrinkles; palita—grey hair; jard—old
age; ddayah—and so on; ca—and; deha-vaivarnya—the fading of
bodily luster; daurgandhya—bad odor; sveda—perspiration; klama—
