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## Description of Vyantaradevas and Jyotishkadevas
**Chapter 4, Light 105 of Yoga Shastra**
There are four celestial regions shaped like a sphere. Below them, in the upper part, there are four similar celestial regions called Ruchakpradeshas. Similarly, there are eight Ruchakpradeshas below the higher celestial regions. It is said that "There are eight Ruchakpradeshas in the middle part, similar to the Tirch Lok. From these, the directions and sub-directions have originated." (A. Ni. 42)
Below and above these Ruchakpradeshas, there is the Trilok, extending for nine hundred yojanas in each direction. Its thickness is eighteen hundred yojanas. After leaving nine hundred yojanas below the Trilok, there is the final part of the Lok. It is the Adholok, seven Rajas in length, containing seven Earths with the aforementioned characteristics.
The first Earth, Ratnaprabha, is one lakh eighty thousand yojanas high or thick. Leaving one thousand yojanas above and below it, there are the abodes of the Bhavanapatidevas within the remaining one lakh seventy-eight thousand yojanas. These Bhavanapatidevas are named Asura, Naga, Vidyut, Suparna, Agni, Vayu, Stanit, Udhi, Dvip, and Dikkumar, respectively. They are marked with the symbols of Chudamani, Serpent, Vajra, Garuda, Pot, Horse, Vardhaman, Crocodile, Lion, and Elephant, respectively.
To the south and north of these Bhavanapatidevas, there are two Indras each, arranged systematically. The Asurakumar Devas have two Indras named Chamendra and Balindra. The Nagakumar Devas have two Indras named Dharanendra and Bhutananda. The Vidyutkumar Devas have two Indras named Hari and Harisah. The Suparnakumar Devas have two Indras named Venudeva and Venudali. The Agnikumar Devas have two Indras named Agnishikha and Agnimaanav. The Vayukumar Devas have two Indras named Velamb and Prabhanjan. The Stanitkumar Devas have two Indras named Saghoṣa and Mahaghosa. The Udhikumar Devas have two Indras named Jalakant and Jalaprabha. The Dvipkumar Devas have two Indras named Purna and Vashishtha. The Dikkumar Devas have two Indras named Amit and Amitvahan.
Above this Ratnaprabha Earth, at a height of one thousand yojanas, leaving one hundred yojanas above and below, there are eight types of Vyantaradevas residing in the remaining eight hundred yojanas. These are Pishacha, Bhut, Yaksha, Rakshasa, Kinnara, Kimpurusha, Mahoraga, and Gandharva, respectively. They are marked with the symbols of Kadambavriksha, Sulasavriksha, Vatavriksha, Khatwang-Tapas instrument, Ashokvriksha, Champakvriksha, Nagavriksha, and Tumbaruvriksha, respectively. These Vyantaradevas reside in the Trilok, and they also have their own cities. They also have two Indras each, arranged in the south and north directions. They are as follows:
* Pishachas: Kal and Mahakal
* Bhuts: Surup and Pratirup
* Yakshas: Purnabhadra and Manibhadra
* Rakshasas: Bhim and Mahabhim
* Kinnaras: Kinnara and Kimpurusha
* Kimpurushas: Satpurusha and Mahapurusha
* Mahoragas: Atikaya and Mahakaya
* Gandharvas: Giterati and Giteyasha
In the same Ratnaprabha, leaving ten yojanas above and below the first hundred yojanas, there are eight types of Vyantaranikayadevas, including Anapni, Panapni, etc., residing in the remaining eighty yojanas, arranged in the south and north directions. Each of them also has two Indras.
Above the flat surface of the Ratnaprabha Earth, at a height of seven hundred ninety yojanas, is the lower region of the Jyotishkadevas. Above it, at a height of ten yojanas, is the Sun. Further ahead, at a distance of eighty yojanas, is the Moon. Above it, at a height of twenty yojanas, are the stars and planets. Thus, the total thickness of the Jyotirlok is one hundred and ten yojanas. It revolves in a circular manner in all directions, excluding the Pole Star, without touching the Meru of Jambudvipa at a distance of eleven hundred twenty-one yojanas and without touching the end of the Lok at a distance of eleven hundred eleven yojanas.
It is said that "The Jyotishchakra revolves outside both the Meru mountain and the Alok, at a distance of eleven hundred twenty-one and eleven hundred eleven yojanas, respectively." The Swati Nakshatra is at the top, and the Bharani Nakshatra is at the bottom. The Mula Nakshatra is to the south of all, and the Abhijit Nakshatra is to the north of all.
In this Jambudvipa, there are two Moons and two Suns. In the Lavanasamudra, there are four Moons and four Suns. In the Dhaatki Khand, there are twelve Moons and twelve Suns. In the Kalodhi Samudra, there are forty-two Moons and forty-two Suns. In the Pushkaravarardha Dvipa, there are seventy-two Moons and seventy-two Suns. Thus, there are a total of one hundred thirty-two Moons and one hundred thirty-two Suns in the Martyalok. There are eighty-eight planets, twenty-eight Nakshatras, more than sixty-six thousand nine hundred seventy-five stars, and countless families of each Moon.
The Moon's chariot is fifty-six by sixty-one yojanas in length and width. The Sun's chariot is forty-eight by sixty-one yojanas in length and width. The planet's chariot is half a yojana. The Nakshatra's chariot is one Kos. The star's chariot is half a Kos for those with the longest lifespan and five hundred Dhanushya for those with the shortest lifespan. The thickness of all chariots is half their width. These chariots are located in the Manushya Kshetra, which is forty-five lakh yojanas in size. The Moon...| SR No. | 002418 |
| Book Title | Yogshastra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jayanandvijay |
| Publisher | Lehar Kundan Group |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 494 |
| Language | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 24 MB |