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In the realm of the **Anavantara** and **Anantashiva** souls, the **Abhavya** souls are the least numerous, and the souls in the subsequent realms are progressively more numerous. Among the **Asankhyata** souls, the **Desasanayata** souls are the least numerous, and the souls in the subsequent realms are progressively more numerous. Among the **Sankhyata** souls, the **Sukshma Samparaya Sanayami** souls are the least numerous, and the souls in the subsequent realms are progressively more numerous. Thus, by understanding the principle of **dravya pramana** (quantity of substance), one can gain a clear understanding of the number of souls.
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The question naturally arises: where do these countless souls reside, whose existence is known through **sat prarupana** (true form) and whose number is known through **sankhya prarupana** (numerical form)? To answer this question, the Acharya has described the **kṣetra** (realm) in detail. The **kṣetra** refers to the current dwelling place of souls. Where is this **kṣetra** located? The answer is that wherever we reside, the infinite **ākāśa** (space) extends in all ten directions. Right in the middle of this **ākāśa** is the **lokākāśa**, where countless souls and other substances like **pudgala** reside. The presence or absence of substances creates two divisions of **ākāśa**. The **ākāśa** where souls and other substances are found is called **lokākāśa**, and the infinite **ākāśa** beyond it in all ten directions is called **alokākāśa**. In this **alokākāśa**, only **ākāśa** exists, and no other substance is found.
The shape of **lokākāśa** resembles a man standing facing north, with his legs spread out and his hands resting on his waist. This **lokākāśa** is naturally divided into three parts: the part below the waist is called **adholōka**, the part above the waist is called **ūrdhvalōka**, and the middle part at the waist is called **madhyalōka**. The **adholōka** below the **madhyalōka** is seven **rāju** high. Its width at the bottom is seven **rāju**. The width gradually decreases upwards, reaching one **rāju** in the **madhyalōka**. The **ūrdhvalōka** above the **madhyalōka** is seven **rāju** high. However, its width at the bottom, in the **madhyalōka**, is one **rāju**. It then gradually increases, reaching five **rāju** near the elbows, where the **Brahmalōka** is located. It then decreases again, reaching one **rāju** at the top, where the **Siddhālōka** is located. This undulating expanse is the extent of the **kṣetra** in the east-west direction. The extent of the **lokākāśa** in the north-south direction is...