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The shape is like that of a staff (vetrasan) in the lower world (adholouk), a fringe (jhalar) in the middle world (madhyalouk), and a soft substance (mrid) in the upper world (urdhalouk). 3. Question: What is the extent, height, and volume of the lokas? Answer: The extent of the lokas is seven rajus wide in all directions, north to south. The extent in the east-west directions is seven rajus at the bottom, decreasing upwards to one raju in the middle world, then increasing upwards to five rajus near the Brahma loka, and then decreasing upwards to one raju at the end. The height of the lokas is fourteen rajus from the lower world to the top. The total volume of the lokas is the cube of seven rajus, i.e., 7 x 7 x 7 = 343 (three hundred forty-three) cubic rajus. 4. Question: What is the area and volume of the lower world (adholouk)? Answer: The area is obtained by adding the mouth and the base, dividing by two, and multiplying by the height, which is seven rajus. The volume is obtained by multiplying the area by the thickness. The mouth of the lower world is one raju, the base is seven rajus, adding both and dividing by two gives four rajus.