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# Sambapurana 22.8

Sāmbapurāṇa 22.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [22.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.samba.22.8)

rākāntāmanumanyante devatā pitṛbhiḥ saha  
rakṣaṇāccaiva sūryasya rāketi kavayo'bruvan

> Beyond that is the cosmic egg-shell, and beyond that is darkness;  
> beyond that are fire, wind, and ether, and beyond that the origin of elements is spoken of;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.samba~en-mt.22.8) — English, machine translation

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