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## The Third Rebirth: Description of Hell
If the beings of the world are divided into four parts, their division is as follows: Narayika, Tiryanchika, Manushya, and Deva.
Narayika beings reside in seven types of hells. These hells are below the Madhyaloka (middle world). They are called Narakprithvi (hell-earths). Their names are: Ghamma, Vansha, Sela, Anjana, Rishta, Magha, and Maghavati.
These have seven gotras (lineages): Ratnaprabha, Sharkaraprabha, Balukaprabha, Pankaprabha, Dhoomaprabha, Tamahprabha, and Tamtamahprabha.
The thickness of the Ratnaprabha earth is one lakh eighty thousand yojanas, Sharkaraprabha is one lakh thirty-two thousand yojanas, Balukaprabha is one lakh twenty-eight thousand yojanas, Pankaprabha is one lakh twenty thousand yojanas, Dhoomaprabha is one lakh eighteen thousand yojanas, Tamahprabha is one lakh sixteen thousand yojanas, and Tamtamahprabha is one lakh eight thousand yojanas.
The Ratnaprabha earth has three divisions (kanda): Khar Kanda (also called Ratna Kanda), Pank Kanda, and Prapabahul Kanda. Only the Ratnaprabha earth has these kanda; the rest are uniform.
In the Ratnaprabha earth, excluding one thousand yojanas above and below, there are seven crore seventy-two lakh mansions of the Bhavanavasi Devas above and thirty lakh Narakavasa (hell-dwellings) below.
In the second Narakprithvi, excluding one thousand yojanas above and below, there are twenty-five lakh Narakavasa. Similarly, in the third earth, there are fifteen lakh, in the fourth ten lakh, in the fifth three lakh, in the sixth one lakh minus five, and in the seventh five Narakavasa.
Below the Ratnaprabha earth, after an immeasurable distance of yojanas, lies the second earth, Sharkaraprabha. Below this, at an immeasurable distance of thousands of yojanas, lies the Balukaprabha earth. The bottom of this third earth is two raju lower than the Madhyaloka.
Below the third earth, at an immeasurable distance of thousands of yojanas, lies the fourth earth, Pankaprabha. The bottom of this earth is three raju lower than the Madhyaloka. Below this, at an immeasurable distance of thousands of yojanas, lies the fifth earth, Dhoomaprabha. Its bottom is four raju lower.
Below the fifth earth, at an immeasurable distance of thousands of yojanas, lies the sixth earth, Tamahprabha. Its bottom is five raju lower than the Madhyaloka. Below the sixth earth, at an immeasurable distance of thousands of yojanas, lies the seventh earth, Tamtamahprabha. Its bottom is six raju lower than the Madhyaloka.
Below the seventh earth, there is an area one raju thick and seven raju wide where only Ekendriya beings reside.
These Ratnaprabha, etc., earths are based on Ghanodadhi, Dhanavat, and Tanuvat. Below them is Avakashantar (polar).
In the seven hells and their Avakashantar, there is a widespread presence of pudgal dravyas (matter).
The shape of all the earths from Ratnaprabha to Tamtamahprabha is described as similar to a Jhallari (a type of ornament).
After that, the distance of Lokant (end of the world) is described in all four directions from the seven hells.
All beings in the seven hells, Ratnaprabha, etc., have been born and have emerged over time, as the world is eternal.
Ratnaprabha, etc., are both eternal and non-eternal. They are eternal in terms of dravya (substance) and non-eternal in terms of paryaya (modification).
The establishment, dimensions, circumference, color, smell, and touch of the Narakavasa are described, highlighting their inauspiciousness.
Regarding the four gatis (paths), the motion, progress, the pudgal of their breath, the pudgal of their food, the leshya (tendencies), knowledge, prajna (wisdom), use, avadhijna (clairvoyance), evidence, samudghat (agitation), the seven hells, the pain of hunger and thirst, the pain of cold and heat, etc., are described.