Book Title: Lok
Author(s): Narayanlal Kachara
Publisher: Narayanlal Kachara
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/212415/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka DaoN. nArAyaNa lAla kachArA jaina darzana meM loka loka' kA nizcita AkAra eka zarAva ulTA rakhakara ananta - asIma AkAzake bahumadhyabhAga meM sthita sAnta sasIma mAnA gayA hai| loka supratiSThita saMsthAna vAlA hai arthAt trizarAvasaMpuTAkAra hai usa para eka zarAva sIdhA aura phira usa para eka zarAva ulTA rakhane para trizarAva saMpuTa kI AkRti banatI hai yahI loka kI AkRti hai| yaha AkAra meM nIce se vistIrNa, madhya meM saMkarA aura upara vizAla evaM aMta meM saMkarA hotA hai| adholoka paryaMka saMsthAna vAlA yA taprasaMsthAna vAlA hai| madhyaloka jhallarI, varavraja evaM urdhva kie gaye mRdaMga ke AkAra vAlA batAyA gayA hai| isa mAnyatA ke anusAra loka kI UMcAI 14 rAjU haiN| adholoka kucha kama sAta rAjU vistIrNa hai / tiryakaloka eka rAjU brahmaloka 5 rAjU aura lokAnta ke pAsa eka rAjU vistIrNa hai jaisA ki citra meM dikhAyA gayA hai| Aloka Aloka Upper Loka (Mridanga Shape) Middle Loka 1 Region of Mobile Beings (Trasa Nadi) Lower Loka Aloka Alokal I loka khar3e-khar3e maMthana karate hue aise purUSa ke AkAra vAlA hai| jisake paira phaile hue haiM, donoM hAtha kaTi bhAga para sthita haiN| loka purUSa ke donoM pairoM ke sthAna meM adholoka hai| usake kaTisthAnIya jyotizcakra hai| usakI kohanI sthAnIya brahmaloka hai aura mastaka kA tilaka siddhazilA hai aloka kA saMsthAna zuSiragolaka hai vaisA golA jo madhya meM polArayukta hai loka kI UMcAI cavadaha rAju hai| adholoka kucha kama sAta rAjU vistIrNa hai / tiryakloka eka rAjU, brahmaloka pA~ca rAjU aura lokAMta ke pAsa eka rAjU vistIrNa hai| svayaMbhU ramaNa pUrva se pazcima vedikAMta taka eka rAjU parimANa hai| loka kA Ayatana 343 dhanarAjU mAnA gayA hai| (eka rAjU kA mAna lagabhaga 1.15x1021 mIla AMkA gayA haiM / ) Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka ke AkAra aura Ayatana ke viSaya meM jaina sAhitya meM gaNitIka vivecana milatA hai, kintu digambara paraMparA aura zvetAmbara paraMparA meM yaha vivecana bhinna-bhinna rUpa meM milatA hai| digambara paraMmparA ke anusAra loka ke tIna parimANoM (UMcAI, laMbAI, caur3AI) meM se prathama parimANa arthAt UcAI 14 rAjU hai| loka ke vibhinna sthAnoM para loka kI lambAI bhinna-bhinna hai| isako samajhane ke lie loka ke (UcAI ke pramANa se) do vibhAgoM kI kalpanA karanI caahie| arthAt loka ke do bhAga karane cAhie, jisameM se pratyeka bhAga kI UcAI 7 rAjU ho / ina do bhAgoM meM se, prathama adhastana bhAga (adholoka) nIce (AdhAra para) 7 rAjU lambA hai aura Upara kamazaH ghaTatA-ghaTatA 1 rAjU hai jaisA ki citra meM dikhAyA gayA hai| Urdhva loka kI UcAI 7 rAjU hai aura nIce 1 rAjU , bIca meM 5 rAjU aura Upara 1 rAjU hai| loka kA tIsarA parimANa cauDAI sarvatra 7 rAjU hai / isa parimANa ke anusAra adholoka kA ghanaphala 196 dhana rAjU hai aura Urdhvaloka kA ghanaphala 147 ghana rAjU hai| isa prakAra samagra loka kA ghanaphala 343 ghana rAjU hai| Aloka Upper Loka 1 Region Mobile Beings | (Trasa Nadi) Aloka Alokas Middle Loka Vata Valayas, Loka Lower Loka Aloka sampUrNa loka ko veSTita karane vAle tIna vAtavalaya haiM / loka ko veSTita karate hue ghanodadhi vAtAvalaya hai phira usake bAda ghanavAtavalaya hai aura anta meM tanuvAtavalaya hai| ghanodadhi vAtavalaya kA varNa gomUtra ke sadRza hai, ghanavAtavalaya kA varNa mUMga ke sadRza hai, tanuvAtavalaya aneka prakAra ke raMgoM ko dhAraNa kie hue hai| (kucha AcAryoM ke anusAra yaha paMcavarNa vAlA hai)| isameM se prathama dhanodadhi vAtavalaya loka kA AdhAra hai| dhanodadhi vAtavalaya kA AdhAra ghanavAtavalaya hai, aura ghanavAtavalaya kA AdhAra tanuvAtavalaya hai| aMta me tanuvAtavalaya AkAza ke AdhAra para hai evaM AkAza nija AdhAra para hai| lokAkAza ke adhobhAga meM dono pArzva bhAgoM meM nIce se lagAkara eka rAjU kI UMcAI paryanta tathA AThoM bhUmiyoM ke nIce tInoM vAtavalaya bIsa-bIsa hajAra yojana moTAI vAle haiN| dono pArzva bhAgoM meM rAjU se upara saptama pRthvI ke nikaTa dhanodadhi vAtavalaya 7 yojana, dhanavAtavalaya 5 yojana aura tanuvAtavalaya 4 yojana Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ moTAI vAle haiN| isa saptama pRthvI ke Upara krama se ghaTate hue tiryakaloga ke samIpa tIno vAtavalaya krama se 5,4,3 yojana bAhulya vAle tathA vahA~ se brahmaloka paryanta krama se bar3hate hue saptama pRthvI ke nikaTa-sadRza 7,5,4 yojana bAhulya vAle ho jAte haiM tathA brahmaloka ke kramAnusAra hIna hote hue tIno vAtavalaya urdhva loka ke nikaTa tiryakloka sadRza 5,4,3 yojana bAhulya vAle ho jAte haiN| loka ke zikhara para pavanoM kA parimANa kramazaH 2 koza, 1 koza aura 1 se kucha kama koza haiN| loka ke agrabhAga para ghanodadhivAtavalaya kI moTAI 2 koza, dhanavAtavalaya kI 1 koza aura tanuvAtavalaya kI 1 se kucha kama koza hai| zvetAmbara paraMparA ke Agama sAhitya meM yadyapi loka AyAma, viSkambha Adi ke bAre meM vistRta gaNitIka vivecana upalabdha nahIM hai, phira bhI utaravartI-graMthoM meM jo vivecana kiyA gayA hai usake anusAra loka kI UMcAI 14 rAjU hai| dUsarA parimANa lambAI aura tIsarA parimANa caur3AI vibhinna UMcAIyoM para bhinna-bhinna haiM aura samAna UMcAI para samAna haiM jaisA ki citra meM dikhAyA gayA hai| loka kI cauDAI sarvatra sAta rAjU kI sthApanA dhavalAkAra AcArya vIrasena kI maulika dena hai| isI mAnyatA ko adhika puSTa pramANa mile haiM aura adhikAMza vidvAnoM ne isako svIkAra kiyA hai| usa samaya sambhavataH zvetAmbara AcAryoM meM mRdaMgAkAra loka kI kalpanA pracalita thI, isakA ullekha dhavalA meM kiyA gayA hai| kintu isa mAnyatA meM gaNitIya dRSTi se yaha truTi thI ki loka kA samagra ghanaphala 343 ghana rAjU se bahuta kama thaa| vIrasenAcArya ne do prAcIna gAthAoM ke AdhAra para yaha batAyA ki loka kA ghanaphala adholoka meM 196 ghanarAjU aura urdhvaloka meM 147 ghanarAjU honA caahie| unhone batAyA ki yaha tabhI saMbhava hai jaba loka kI caur3AI sarvatra 7 rAjU mAna lI jaay| Aloka Upper Loka Aloka Middle Loka Aloka - Shape proposed by Muni Mahendra Kumar - Region of Mobile : Beings (Trasa Nadi) Lower Loka Aloka zvetAmbara-paramparA meM loka ke viSaya meM mUla mAnyatAoM meM uparokta mAnyatAoM ke atirikta ina mAnyatAoM kA bhI samAveza hotA hai: Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. loka kA AyAma - viSakamma (lambAI-cauDAI) samAna UMcAI para samAna honI caahie| 2. loka kI lambAI - cauDAI meM utsedha kI apekSA kamika vRddhi-hAni honI cAhie / arthAta loka ke ThIka madhya meM sthita 1 rAjU AyAma-viSkAmbha vAle zullaka pratara se adholoka kI ora jAne para adhomukhI tiryak vRddhi (lambAI-cauDAI meM vRddhi), urdhva loka kI aura jAne para ardhva mukhI tiryaka vRddhi aura brahma loka ke pAsa jahA~ loka kA bAhulya (lambAI- cauDAI) 5 rAjU hai, vahA~ se upara jAne para urdhvamukhI tiryak hAni hotI hai| loka kA kula Ayatana 343 ghanarAjU hai , jisameM adholoka kA ghanaphala 196 ghanarAjU aura urdhvaloka kA ghanaphala 147 ghanarAjU hai, isa mAnyatA kA ullekha bhI zvetAmbara granthoM meM hai| kintu isako siddha karane kI koI bhI gaNitIka vidhi vahA~ upalabdha nahIM hotI hai| yadi Adhunika gaNitika viSayoM meM ukta samasyA kA adhyayana kiyA jAye, to aisA samAdhAna nikala sakatA hai, jo ullikhita mUla mAnyatAoM ke sAtha saMgata ho aura usameM gaNitika vidhiyoM kI pUrNatA bhI surakSita rahe / muni mahendra kumAra ne gaNitika vidhi se batAyA ki yadi citra meM adholoka aura urdhvaloka meM loka bhI bAhArI satahoM ko sapATa ke sthAna para vakAkAra mAna liyA jAya to adholoka kA ghanaphala 196 rAjU, Urdhvaloka kA ghanaphala 147 ghanarAjU ora loka kA ghanaphala 343 ghanarAjU saMbhava ho jAtA hai| trasanAr3I tInoM prakAra ke loka ke madhya meM trasa nADI kI sthiti mAnI gaI hai| yaha trasa nADI 14 rAjU UMcI hai ora sarvatra 1 rAjU vistAra vAlI hai / trasa jIva kevala trasa nADI meM hI nivAsa karate haiM, trasa nADI ke bAhara loka meM kevala nigodiyA jIva rahateM hai| trasa nADI tIna bhAgoM meM vibhakta haiM yathA (1)adholoka (2)madhyaloka (3)urdhvlok| ina tInoM loka kA vivaraNa isa prakAra haiN| Siddha Shila G Aaran Aanat Satar Shukra Lantava Brahma Ashtam Prithvi Anudisha Greveyaka Achyuta Pranat 12 Sahastrar 10 Mahashukra Kapistha Brahmottar - Upper Loka Sanatkumar @Mahendra Sodharma o lo Aishaan Midda Loka Ratnaprabha Sarkaraprabha Balukaprabha Pankprabha --------- Dhoomprabha Lower Loka Tamaprabha Mahatamaprabha Niged Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajIva loka ke nizcita aMza meM pAye jAte haiN| jisa aMza meM trasajIva pAye jAte haiM usa loka ko trasanAr3I kahate haiN| trasanAr3I lokAkAza ke bahumadhya pradeza meM arthAt bIcoM bIca hai| yaha trasanAr3I 1 rAjU lambI, 1 rAjU caur3I aura 14 rAjU U~cI hai| trasanAr3I kA ghanaphala 14 ghana rAjU hai aura loka kA parimANa 343 ghana rAjU hai| isa prakAra zeSa 329 ghana rAjU me mAtra sthAvara jIva hI pAye jAte haiM, trasa nahIM / sUkSma dRSTi se dekhane para trasanAr3I 13 rAjU hI U~cI hai kyoMki sAtaveM naraka ke nIce 1 rAjU parimANa kSetra meM nigodiyA jIva hI rahate haiM / sarvArthasiddhi vimAna ke Upara 8 yojana moTI ISat prAgbhAra nAmaka AThavIM pRthvI meM bhI sajIva kA abhAva hai| ataH lagabhaga 330 dhanarAjU sthAvara loka hai| adholoka adholoka meM sAta pRthviyAM haiM-ratnaprabhA, zarkarA prabhA, bAlukAprabhA, paMka prabhA dhUma prabhA tamaH prabhA aura mahAtama prabhA ye sAtoM hI pRthviyAM eka-eka rAjU antara para sthita haiN| madhyaloka aura prathama pRthvI ke bIca koI antara nahIM hai| arthAt prathama pRthvI kA uparima bhAga madhyaloka hai| prathama pRthvI se eka rAjU ke antara para dUsarI pRthvI hai| isI prakAra tIsarI Adi pRthviyAM eka-eka rAjU ke antarAla para haiN| ratna prabhA pRthvI ke tIna bhAga haiM (1) kharabhAga ( 2 ) paMkabhAga ( 3 ) abbahula bhAga / ravara bhAga 1600 yojanA moTA hai, paMka bhAga 84000 yojana moTA hai aura abbahula bhAga 80000 yojana moTA hai| zarkarA prabhA pRthvI 32000 yojana, bAlukA prabhA pRthvI 28000 yojana, paMka prabhA pRthvI 24000 yojana, dhUmaprabhA pRthvI 20000 yojana, tamaprabhA 10000 yojana aura mahAtama prabhA 8000 yojana moTI hai| kharabhAga meM bhavanavAsI deva, paMka bhAga meM rAkSasa tathA asura kumAra deva (vyaMtara deva) aura abbahula bhAga meM nArakI nivAsa karate haiM anya sabhI pRthvIyoM meM bhinna-bhinna prakAra ke nArakI rahate haiN| urdhvaloka sAmAnya dRSTi se sumerU ke tala bhAga se lekara lokAkAza paryanta aMza ko urdhvaloka kahate haiN| Urdhvaloka kA utsedha 7 rAjU parimANa hai| cAroM prakAra ke devo meM kevala vaimAnika deva isa urdhvaloka meM vAsa karate haiN| anya tInoM prakAra ke deva madhyaloka meM vAsa karate haiN| 16 svargo ke ATha yugala haiN| merU tala se Der3ha rAjU meM saudharma aizAna, usake Upara Der3ha rAjU meM sAnatkumAra mAhendra usake upara AdhA-AdhA rAjU parimANa meM anya chahoM yugala sthita haiN| isa prakAra chaha rAjU meM solaha svarga sthita hai| solaha svarga ke Upara eka rAjU meM nau greveyaka, nau anudiza aura pA~ca anuttara vimAna kA avasthAna hai| sarvArtha siddhi vimAna se lekara loka ke agrasthita tanuvAtavalaya paryanta kSetra ko ISat prAgbhAra saMjJA vAlI aSTam pRthvI kahate haiN| isakI caur3AI 1 rAjU, lambAI (uttara-dakSiNa) 7 rAjU evaM moTAI 8 yojana pramANa hai| isa AThavIM pRthvI ke ThIka madhya meM rajatamaya kSetrAkAra aura manuSya kSetra ke vyAsa pramANa siddha kSetra hai, jisake madhya kI moTAI ATha yojana hai aura anyatra krama se ghaTatI huI, anta meM U~ce (sIdhe ) rakhe hue kaTore ke sadRza caur3I raha gaI hai| isa siddhakSetra ke UparavartI tanuvAtavalaya meM siddha parameSThI sthita haiN| madhyaloka madhyaloka meM jambudvIpa Adi dvIpa aura lavaNasamudra Adi samudra haiM sabake bIca meM T thAlI ke AkAra kA jambudvIpa hai| usake cAroM tarapha lavaNasamudra hai, usake cAroM tarapha dhAtakI khaNDa dvIpa hai, usake cAroM tarapha puSkaravara dvIpa hai, usake cAroM tarapha puSkaravara samudra hai| isa prakAra eka dUsare ko ghere hue asaMkhyAta dvIpa samudra haiM / sabake aMta meM dvIpa kA nAma svayaM bhUramaNa dvIpa aura anta meM samudra kA nAma svayaM bhUramaNa samudra hai| pratyeka dvIpa samudra dUne dUne vistAravAle pahale pahale ke dvIpa samudra ko ghere hue tathA cUr3I ke samAna AkAra vAle haiN| 5 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Andromeda Galaxy ... Galaxy Milkyway Galaxy Swayambhuraman Ocean Swayambhuraman Island Pushkarwar Ocean Kalodaka Ocean Dhatiki Khand ushkarwar Island Lavana Jambu ( dweep Ocean Dhatiki Khand Kalodaka Ocean Pushkarwar Island Pushkarwar Ocean Swayambhuraman Island Swayambhuraman Ocean 6 +--A Mt. Manushotar Inummerable (Last) ghAtakI khaNDa nAmaka dUsare dvIpa meM kSetra, kulAcala merU, nadI Adi samasta padArthoM kI racanA jambUdvIpa se dUnI dUnI hai| puSkarArddha dvIpa meM bhI jambUdvIpa kI apekSA saba racanA dUnI dUnI hai| puSkaravara dvIpa kA vistAra 16 lAkha yojana hai, usake ThIka bIca meM cUr3I ke AkAra kA mAnuSottara parvata par3A huA hai, jisase isa dvIpa ke do hisse ho gaye haiM / pUrvArdha meM saba racanA dhAtakI khaNDa ke samAna hai aura jambUdvIpa se dUnI dUnI hai mAnuSottara parvata ke pahale arthAt ar3hAI dvIpa ( jambUdvIpa ghAtakI khaNDa aura puSkaravara ke pUrvArdha ko milAkara ar3hAI dvIpa hote haiN| ) meM hI manuSya hote haiN| mAnuSottara parvata ke Age RddhidhArI munizvara tathA vidyAdhara bhI nahIM jA skte| Arya aura mlencha ke bheda se manuSya do prakAra ke hote haiN| jo aneka guNoM se sampanna hoM tathA guNI puruSa jinakI sevA kare unheM Arya kahate haiM jo AcAra vicAra se bhraSTa hoM tathA jinheM dharma-karma kA kucha viveka na ho unheM mlencha kahate haiM pA~ca bharata pA~ca airAvata aura deva kuru T uttarakurU ko chor3akara pA~ca videha, isa taraha aDhAIdvIpa meM kula 15 karma bhUmiyA~ haiN| jahA~ para asi, masi, kRSi, vANijya, vidyA aura zilpa ina chaha karmo kI pravRti ho use karma bhUmi kahate haiM / | jambUdvIpa - saba dvIpa samudroM ke bIca thAlI ke samAna gola aura eka lAkha yojana vistAra vAlA jambUdvIpa hai / isa jambUdvIpa meM bharata, haimavata, hari, videha, ramyaka, hairaNyavata aura airAvata ye kSetra haiM / una sAta kSetroM kA vibhAga karane vAle pUrva se pazcima taka laMbe himavat mahAhimavata niSadha, nIla, rUkmina aura zikharina ye chaha varSaghara kulAcala parvata haiN| ye parvata krama se suvarNa, cAMdI, tapA huA suvarNa, nIla maNi, cAMdI aura suvarNa ke samAna varNa vAle haiN| una parvatoM ke upara krama se padama, mahApadama, tigiccha, kezarin, mahApuNDarIka aura puNDarIka nAma ke hRda-sarovara haiN| gaMgA, sindhu, rohita, rohitAsyA, harit harikAntA, sItA, sItodA, nArI, narakAntA, suvarNakUlA, rUpyakUlA aura raktA, raktodA ye caudaha nadiyA~ jambudvIpa ke pUrvokta sAta kSetroM ke Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIca bahatI haiN| bhArata meM gaMgA-sindhu, hemavata meM rohita - rohitAsyA, hari meM harita-harikAMtA, videha meM sItA-sItodA, ramyaka meM nArI-narakAntA, hairaNyavata meM suvarNakUlA-rUpyakUlA aura airAvat meM raktA-raktodA nadiyAM bahatI haiN| bharatakSetra 526 6/19 yojana vistAravAlA hai| videha kSetra paryanta ke parvata aura kSetra bharatakSetra se dUne-dUne vistAra vAle haiN| bharata kSetra tIna aura lavaNa samudra tathA eka ora himavAn parvata ke bIca meM bharata kSetra hai| gaMgA, siMdhu aura vijayArddha parvatoM se vibhakta hokara isake chaha khaNDa ho jAte haiN| vijayArddha parvata 50 yojana vistRta, 25 yojana UMcA, 6 1/4 yojana gaharA hai evaM donoM choroM meM pUrva pazcima ke lavaNa samudra ko sparza karatA hai| isI parvata se gaMgA aura siMdhu nikalI haiN| vijayArddha parvata meM sundara lakSaNoM se yukta vidyAdhara dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa purUSArthoM ko karate hue rahate haiN| yahA~ ke nivAsI bhI yadyapi bharata kSetra kI taraha SaTakarma se hI AjIvikA karate haiM, kiMtu prajJapti Adi vidhAoM ko dhAraNa karane ke kAraNa vidyAdhara kahe jAte haiN| vijayArddha parvata meM U~cAI kI ora vistRta vyantara zreNiyA~ hai jinameM uttama divya rUpa ke dhArI saudharma indra ke vAhana jAti ke vyantara deva rahate haiN| parvata ke zikhara para nau kUTa sthita haiN| ina kUToM meM uttama vidyAdhara manuSya kAmadeva ke samAna bahuta prakAra kI vidyAoM meM saMyukta hamezA hI chaha karmoM se sahita haiN| ina vidyAdharoM kI striyA~ apsarAoM ke sadRza, divya lAvaNya se ramaNIya aura bahuta prakAra kI vidyAoM se samRddha haiN| yahA~ ke manuSya aneka prakAra kI kula vidyA, jAti vidyA aura sAdhita vidyAoM ke prasAda se hamezA hI aneka prakAra ke sukha kA anubhava karate rahate haiN| R. Raktoda R.Rakta MK REGION Arya Khand Lavana Ocean Mt. Vijayarth Mt. Vijayarth Lavana Ocean AIRAWAT MK MK Mt. Shikhari R Rupakula R.Suvarnakula HERANYAVAT REGION Mt. Rukmil R.Narakanta R.Nari RAMYAK REGION Mt. Neel REGION VIDEH R. Sita R. Sitada west Vide A. Kuru Sumery Sumeru East Viden Mt. Nishadh HARI REGION R.Harikanta R. Harit Mt. Mahahimvat HEMVAT REGION R. Rohitasya R. Rohita Lavana Ocean MK MK Mt. Himvat BHARAT REGION Mt. Vijayarth Mt. Vijayarth Arya Khand Lavana Ocean R. Sindhul R. Ganga Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijayArddha ke dakSiNa meM, lavaNa samudra ke uttara meM aura gaMgA-siMdhu nadiyoM ke madhya meM Arya khaNDa hai| svarga, lakSmI aura mukti ke sukha kA AdhAra yaha uttama Arya khaNDa hI hai, ataH yahA~ Aryajana apane tapobala se svarga ora mokSa kA sAdhana karate haiN| AryakhaNDa ke pUrva-pazcima bhAga meM, vijayArddha uttara dizA meM dharma AcaraNa se rahita pA~ca mleccha khaNDa haiM, jinameM dharma-karma se bahirbhUta, nIcakula meM samanvita, viSayAsakta aura durgati pAne vAle mleccha jIva rahate haiN| AryakhaNDa ke madhya meM zreSTha ayodhyA nagarI hai| anya chaha kSetra : hemavat zAzvata jaghanya bhogabhUmi hai| jo jIva yahA~ utpanna hote haiM unheM dasa prakAra ke kalpavRkSa saMkalpa mAtra se 10 prakAra ke uttama bhoga dete haiN| isake bIca meM zabdavAn nAma kA vRta vetADhya parvata haiN| yaha parvata kSetra ke ThIka madhya meM sthita rahane ke kAraNa evaM vRtAkAra hone ke kAraNa ise nAbhigirI kahate haiN| haireNyavata bhI hemavat ke samAna jaghanya bhogabhUmi hai| harikSetra meM siMha ke samAna zukla rUpa vAle manuSya rahate haiN| isake bIca meM vikRtamAna nAbhi parvata hai| isameM arUNadeva kA vihAra hai| isameM zAzvatika madhyama bhogabhUmi kI racanA rahatI hai| ramyaka kSetra hari kSetra ke samAna hai| videha zretra meM rahane vAle manuSya sadA videha arthAt karmabaMdha uccheda ke lie yatna karate rahate haiN| yahA~ kabhI bhI dharma kA uccheda nahIM hotaa| videha kSetra pUrva videha, apara videha, utara kurU aura devakurU, ina cAra bhAgoM meM vibhAjita hai| videha ke madhya bhAga meM merU parvata hai, usakI cAroM dizAoM meM cAra vakSAra parvata haiN| uttara kurU kSetra meM jAmuna vRkSa ke AkAra kA zAzvata pRthvIkAya eka mahAna jambUvRkSa sthita hai| isa jambUvRkSa kI zAkhAoM para yakSa kula meM utpanna Adara, anAdara devoM ke AvAsa haiN| sudarzana merU kI naiRtya dizA me sItodA nadI ke pazcima taTa para devakurU kSetra meM zAlmalI vRkSa hai| yahA~ garUr3ha kula meM utpanna veNu nAma ke mahAna deva nivAsa karate haiN| videha kSetra meM varSA Rtu meM kula 133 dina maryAdApUrvaka varSA hotI hai, vahA~ kabhI durbhikSa nahI pdd'taa| pazu pakSiyoM ke roga nahIM hoteN| ye deza, kudeva, kuliMga (arthAt, jina liMga se bhinna liMga) aura kumata se rahita tathA kevala jJAniyoM, tIrthaMkara Adi zalAkA purUSoM aura Rddhi sampanna sAdhuoM se nirantara samanvita rahate haiN| pratyeka deza meM eka-eka vijayArddha parvata hai| vidaha kSetra meM utpanna hone vAle nipUNa jana dharma ke prabhAva se 16 svarga paryanta jAte haiN| koI bhadra pariNAmI gRhastha pAtradAna ke prabhAva se bhogabhUmi meM utpanna hote haiM, koI buddhimAna jana jinendra bhagavAna kI pUjA, stuti evaM bhakti ke dvArA indra pada prApta karate haiN| bahuta prakAra ke bhogoM ko bhogane vAle jo vivekI deva svarga meM pUNyakarmA haiM, ve vahA~ se caya hokara svarga aura mokSa kI siddhI ke lie videha kSetrastha uttama kulo meM janma lete haiN| isI prakAra kI vyavasthA dhAtakI khaNDa aura puSkarArdhagata videha kSetroM meM hotI hai| uttara kurU aura deva kurU utkRSTa bhoga bhUmiyA~ haiN| uttama kSetra ke sadbhAva se vahA~ ke jIvoM ko roga nahIM hotA, na vahA~ bhaya hai, na glAni haiM, na akAla mRtyu hai, na dInatA hai, na vedanA hai, na nihAra hotA hai aura na chaha RtuoM kA saMcAra hotA hai na aniSTa kA saMyoga hotA haiM, na iSTa kA viyoga hotA hai na apamAna Adi kA duHkha hai aura na hI anya kiMcita dravya vahA~ prApta hote haiN| ve jIva kalpavRkSoM se utpanna hone vAle bhogoM ko nirantara bhogate haiN| vahA~ para strI purUSa yugala rUpa meM eka sAtha utpanna hote haiM aura eka hI sAtha marate haiN| bhoga bhUmi ke jIva sarala pariNAmI hone se maraNa ke bAda devagati ko hI prApta karate haiN| sumerU parvata sudarzana merU kI jar3a citrA pRthvI ko bhedakara eka hajAra yojana nIce taka gaI hai| jar3a ke nIce merU kA vyAsa 10090 10/11 yojana aura isakI paridhi kA parimANa 31910 2/11 yojana haiN| pRthvI tala Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para merU kI caur3AI 10000 yojana aura paridhi kA parimANa lagabhaga 31623 yojana hai| merU parvata kI UMcAI 99000 yojana hai aura mukha 1000 yojana pariNAma hai| merU parvata nIce se 61 hajAra yojana paryanta aneka varNa vAlA hai, isake upara pUrA sadRza varNa kA hai| sumerU parvata ke tIna stara para tIna vana-nandana vana, saumana vana aura pANDuka vana haiM jinameM kaI kUTa haiN| nandana vana ke kUTa meM balabhadra nAma ke vyantara deva rahate haiN| kAla bheda bharata aura airAvata kSetra meM jIvoM ke anubhava Adi ko chaha kAloM se yukta utsarpiNI aura avasarpiNI ke dvArA vRddhi tathA nyUnatA hotI rahatI hai| avasarpiNI ke chaha bheda (ArA) hai - (1) suSamA-suSamA (2) suSamA (3) suSamA-duHSamA (4) duHSamA-suSamA (5) duHSamA aura (6) atiduHssmaa| isI prakAra utsarpiNI ke bhI ati duHSamA Adi ko lekara chaha bheda haiM (dekheM citra 6.7) / asaMkhyAta avasarpiNI bIta jAne para eka huNDAvasarpiNI kAla hotA hai| abhI huNDAvasarpiNI kAla cala rahA hai| Sukhma - Sukhma Sukhma-Sukhma Avasarpini Kala Utsarpini Kala Sukhma Sukhma Sukhma-Dukhma Sukhma - Dukhma G DukhmaSukhma /G/ Dukhma Sukhma Dukhma Dukhma Duka Dultima Dukhma Dukhma avasarpiNI kAla meM samaya bItane ke sAtha-sAtha manuSyoM kA AyuSya, UMcAI aura pRSTha-asthi kI saMkhyA meM hAni hotI rahatI hai jaisA ki sAriNI-1 meM dikhAyA gayA hai| utsarpiNI kAla meM Ayu UMcAI pRSTha-asthi-saMkhyA Adi meM kramazaH vRddhi hotI hai| sAriNI 1 : pratyeka Are ke prArambha meM AyuSya Adi kA mAna ArA-kramAMka AyuSya UMcAI pRSTha-asthi-saMkhyA 256 128 64 3 palyopama 2 palyopama 1 palyopama 1 kroDa-pUrva 130 varSa 20 varSa digambara-paramparA ke anusAra 6000 dhanuSya 4000 dhanuSya 2000 dhanuSya 500 (525)* dhanuSya 7 hAtha 1 (3-31/2)* hAtha Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharata aura airAvata kSetra saMbaMdhI mlecchakhaNDoM tathA vijayArdha parvata kI zreNiyoM meM avasarpiNI kAla ke samaya caturtha kAla ke Adi se lekara anta taka parivartana hotA hai, aura utsarpiNI kAla ke samaya tRtIya kAla ke anta se lekara Adi taka parivartana hotA hai| (arthAt duHSamA suSamA kAla hI banA rahatA hai|) inameM AryakhaNDoM kI taraha chahoM kAloM kA parivartana nahIM hotA hai aura na inameM pralayakAla par3atA hai| bharata aura airAvata ke sivAya anya kSetra eka hI avasthA meM rahate haiM - unameM kAla kA parivartana nahIM hotaa| haimavata, harivarSa aura devakurU (videha kSetra ke antargata eka vizeSa sthAna) ke nivAsI manuSya tiryaMcca krama se eka palya, do palpa aura tIna palpa kI Ayu vAle hote haiN| uttara ke kSetroM meM rahane vAle manuSya bhI haimavata Adi ke manuSyoM ke samAna AyuvAle hote haiN| arthAt hairaNyavata kSetra kI racanA haimavata kSetra ke samAna, ramyaka kI racanA harikSetra ke samAna aura uttara kurU (videha kSetra ke antargata sthAna-vizeSa) kI racanA deva kurU ke samAna hai| isa prakAra uttama, madhyama aura jaghanya rUpa tInoM bhoga bhUmiyoM ke do do kSetra haiN| jinameM saba taraha kI bhogopabhoga kI sAmagrI kalpavRkSoM se prApta hotI hai unheM bhoga bhUmi kahate haiN| jambUdvIpa meM chaha bhogabhUmiyA~ aura aDhAIdvIpa meM kula 30 bhoga bhUmiyA~ haiN| videha kSetroM meM manuSya aura tiryaMcca saMkhyAta varSa kI AyuvAle hote haiN| bharata kSetra kA vistAra jambUdvIpa ke eka sau nabbevAM bhAga hai| paMcamerU saMbaMdhI pAMca bharata aura pAMca airAvata kSetroM ke Arya khaNDoM meM kAlacakra ghaTita hote haiN| mleccha khaNDoM meM upadrava rahita avasarpiNI kAla ke caturtha kAla (duHSamA-suSamA) kI vartanA zAzvata rahatI hai, vahA~ jIvoM ke kAya, Ayu evaM sukha Adi kA vRddhi-hAsa hotA hai| vahA~ zeSa kAloM ke sadRza vartanA nahIM hotii| - uttara kurU aura devakurU nAmaka uttama bhoga bhUmiyoM meM avasarpiNI ke prathama kAla ke sadRza Ayu, utsedha evaM sukha Adi kI vartanA hotI hai| - hari, ramyaka kSetroM kI dasa madhyama bhogabhUmiyoM meM avasarpiNI ke dvitIya kAla ke prArambha sadRza vRddhi - hAsa se rahita vartanA hotI hai| - hemavat aura hairaNyavat zretragata dasa jaghanya bhoga bhUmiyoM meM avasarpiNI ke tRtIya kAla ke prArambha sadRza zAzvata vartanA hotI hai| - mAnuSottara parvata ke bAhara aura svayaMbhUramaNa dvIpa ke madhya meM avasthita nAgendra parvata ke bhItara-bhItara jaghanya bhoga bhUmi kA vartana hotA hai| - nAgendra parvata ke bAhRya bhAga se ardha svayaMbhUramaNa dvIpa meM aura svayaM bhUramaNa samudra me avasarpiNI kAla ke paMcama kAla ke prArambha sadRza, hAni-vRddhi rahita vartanA hotI hai| - caturnikAya devoM ke svarga meM sukha ke sAgara svarUpa suSamA-suSamA kAla ke sadRza hI nitya vartana hotA hai| - sAtoM naraka-bhUmiyoM meM nitya hI asAtA kI khAna duHSamA-duHSamA kAla ke sadRza vartana hotA hai| devo ke bheda devoM ke cAra bheda haiM - (1) bhavanavAsI (2) vyaMtara (3) jyotiSka aura (4) vaimaanik| solahaveM svarga taka ke deva paryanta ukta cAra prakAra ke devoM ke kramazaH daza, ATha, pA~ca aura bAraha bheda haiN| sabhI cAra prakAra ke devoM meM pratyeka ke indra, sAmAnika , trAyastriza, pariSada, AtmarakSa, lokapAla, anIka, prakIrNaka, abhibhogya aura kilviSika ye dasa bheda hote haiN| vyaMtara aura jyotiSI deva trAyastriMza tathA lokapAla bheda se rahita hote haiN| bhavanavAsI aura vyaMtaroM meM pratyeka bheda meM do-do indra hote haiN| isa prakAra bhavanavAsiyoM ke daza bhedoM meM bIsa aura vyaMtaroM ke ATha bhedoM meM solaha indra hote haiM tathA itane hI pratIndra hote haiN| Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhavanavAsI devoM ke asurakumAra, nAgakumAra, vidyutakumAra, suvarNa kumAra, agnikumAra, vAtakumAra, stanitakumAra, udadhi kumAra aura dikakumAra ye daza bheda haiN| vyaMtara devoM ke kinnara, kimpurUSa, mahoraga, gandharva, yakSa, rAkSasa, bhUta aura pizAca isa prakAra ATha bheda haiN| jyotiSka devoM ke sUrya, candramA, graha, nakSatra aura prakIrNaka tAroM ke bheda se pA~ca prakAra haiN| jyotiSka deva manuSyaloka meM merUparvata kI pradikSaNA dete hue hamezAM gamana karate rahate haiN| ghar3I, ghaNTA, dina, rAta Adi vyavahAra - kAla kA vibhAga unhIM gatizIla jyotiSka devoM ke dvArA kiyA gayA hai| manuSya loka ar3hAI dvIpa se bAhara ke jyotiSka deva sthira haiN| vimAna-jisameM rahane vAle deva apane ko vizeSa puNyAtmA samajhe unheM vimAna kahate haiM aura vimAnoM meM jo paidA hoM unheM vaimAnika kahate haiN| vaimAnika devoM ke do bheda haiM - (1) kalpopanna aura (2) klpaatiit| jinameM indra Adi daza bhedoM kI kalpanA hotI haiM aise solaha svargo ko kalpa kahate haiM, unameM jo paidA ho unheM kalpopanna kahate haiN| jo solahaveM svarga se Age paidA hoM unheM kalpAtIta kahate haiN| solaha svargoM ke ATha yugala, nava graiveyaka, nava anudiza aura pA~ca anuttara ye saba vimAna krama se Upara Upara haiN| saudharma aizAna, sAnatkumAra-mAhendra, bahma-bamottara, lAntava-kApiSTha, zukra-mahAzukra, satAra-sahastrAra ina chaha yugaloM ke bAraha svarga meM, Anata-prANata, ina do svargo meM, AraNa-acyuta ina do svargo meM, nava graiveyaka vimAnoM meM, nava anudiza vimAnoM meM aura vijaya vaijayanta jayanta aparAjita tathA sarvArtha siddhi ina poMca anuttara vimAnoM meM vaimAnika deva rahate haiN| vaimAnika deva-Ayu, prabhAva, sukha, dyuti, lezyA kI vizuddhatA, indriya viSaya aura avadhijJAna kA viSaya ina sabakI apekSA Upara Upara vimAnoM meM adhika adhika hai| Upara Upara ke deva, gati, zarIra, parigraha aura abhimAna kI apekSA hIna hIna hai| solaha svarga se Age ke deva apane vimAna ko chor3akara anyatra kahIM nahIM jaate| navagraiveyaka vagairaha ke deva eka samAna vaibhavadhArI hote haiM aura ve ahamindra kahalAte haiN| brahmaloka ke deva laukAntika deva haiN| sArasvata, Aditya, vahani, arUNa, gardatoya, tuSita, avyAbAdha aura ariSTa ye ATha laukAntika deva haiN| ve brahmaloka kI aizAna Adi ATha dizAoM meM rahate haiN| vijaya vaijayaMta jayaMta aparAjita tathA anudiza vimAnoM ke ahamindra dvicarama hote haiM, arthAt manuSyoM ke do janma lekara niyama se mokSa cale jAte haiN| kintu saravArtha siddhi ke ahamindra eka bhavAvatArI hI hote haiN| jyotirloka jo jyotirmaya hote haiM, usako jyotiSka kahate haiN| jyotiSka devoM ke pA~ca prakAra haiM - (1) caMdra (2) sUrya (3) graha (4) nakSatra (5) prakIrNaka taaraa| ye pA~coM loka ke aMta meM dhanodadhivAtavalaya kA sparza karate haiM arthAt pUrva-pazcima kI apekSA dhanodadhivAtavalaya taka jyotiSka devoM ke vimAna haiN| jambUdvIpa se lekara svayaMbhUramaNa arthAt asaMkhyAta dvIpa samudra paryanta jyotiSka deva rahate haiN| DhAI uddhAra sAgara roma ke parimANa dvIpa samUha kI saMkhyA haiN| sUrya aura caMdra kI kiraNeM samAna nahIM haiN| jyotiSka deva ke indra candra haiM evaM pratiindra sUrya hai eka candramA ke parivAra meM 88 graha, 28 nakSatra aura 66775X1014 tArAgaNa haiM / jambUdvIpa meM 2 candramA evaM 2 sUrya haiN| lavaNodaka samudra meM 4 candra 4 sUrya haiN| tathA dhAtakI khaNDa meM 12 candra evaM 12 sUrya haiN| kAlodadhi samudra meM 42 candra tathA 42 sUrya haiN| ardhapuSkara dvIpa meM 72 candra evaM 72 sUrya hai| jambUdvIpa meM 36 dhruvatArA, lavaNodaka samudra meM 139 dhruvatArA, dhAtakI khaNDa meM 1010 dhruva tArA, kAlodaka meM 41120 dhruvatArA tathA puSkarArdha meM 35230 dhruvatArA haiN| jyotiSkideva merU kI pradakSiNA karake nitya bhramaNa karate haiN| inakI gati ke anusAra dina-rAtri Adi kAla vibhAga hotA hai| jyotiSka devoM ke samUha merU parvata ko 1121 yojana chor3akara pradakSiNA rUpa se gamana karate haiN| candra, sUrya evaM graha ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI jyotiSka deva eka hI patha meM gamana karate haiN| candra, sUrya evaM graha ke aneka gati patha haiN| Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candra sUrya ke gamana kSetra kI galI ko cAra kSetra kahate haiN| yaha cAra kSetra sUrya biMba (vistAra) ke parimANa 510 yojana hai| jambUdvIpa ke cAra kSetra kA vistAra jambUdvIpa meM mAtra 180 yojana hI hai, zeSa 330 yojana vistAra lavaNa samudra meM hai| puSkarArdha paryanta avazeSa dvIpa samudra saMbaMdhI sUrya-candra apane-apane kSetra me hI vihAra karate haiN| saMdarbha 1 Sadravya kI vaijJAnika mImAMsA, DaoN. nArAyaNa lAla kachArA, 2007 2 vizva vijJAna rahasya, AcArya kanakanaMdI, 1991 3 svataMtratA ke sUtra, AcArya kanakanaMdI, 1992 4 mokSa zAstra (tatvArtha sUtra), paM. pannAlAla jI 'basanta', 1978 5 vizva prahelikA, muni mahendrakumAra, 1969 12