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Third Chapter
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Peripatetic (Vyantara), celestial beings the Raksasa.
The middle part is Panka bhaga, 84,000 yojanas thick. The Asura and Raksasa live here. The lowest part is Abba hula bhaga, 80,000 yojanas thick. The first hell is situated here, i e. only in the mobile channel (Trasa nadı) of this part.
Sharkara Prabha is 32,000 yojanas thick. The second hell is situated in the mobile channel in this.
Valuka Prabha has 28,000 yojanas and the third hell. Panka Prabha has 24,000 yojanas and the fourth hell. Dhuma Prabha has 20,000 yojanas the fifth hell. Tamah Prabha has 16,000 yojanas and the sixth hell. Maha Tamah Prabha has 8,000 yojanas and the seventh hell.
SUTRA 2 तासु त्रिशत्यंचविंशतिपचदशदशत्रिपचोन कनरकशतसहस्राणिपंचचैवTERE 112 11 Tasu trinshatpachavinshatipanchadashatripanchonai kanarakashatasahasranipanchachaivayathakramam. In these earthis there are the following) hells respectively: 30 lacs (in the Ist), 25 , , , 2nd ), 15 , 3rd ) 10 , , , "Ith), 3 . .. 5th), 49,997 (u „6th ) 5 lacs ,, 7th).
Tot 1 84 lacs
The he!'ish beings are born and live in these hells These hells are really huge holes in which the hellish beings live 'They are in different layers (Patalia Thel to the 7th canhs have 13, 11, 9, 7,5, 3, and 1 layer for each of the 1st to the 7th hell respectively, l. e 49 layers in all
In each liyei tliere is a conual hole (Indraka bila ), and lines (Sren badhbal of holes in the 4 card, mal and 4 intermediate directions.
In the first laver, there are in each of the cardinal directions ; and 48 in each of the rivelato corners.
In the second layer, the nunibers are 48 and 47 ; in the third, 47
