Agam 05 Ang 05 Bhagvati Vyakhyaprajnapti Sutra Part 01 Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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and the height is 500 Yojans. In Sanatkumar and Maahendra kalps the thickness is 2,600 Yojans and the height is 600 Yojans. In Brahmalok and Lantak kalps the thickness is 2,500 Yojans and the height is 700 Yojans. In Mahashukra and Sahasrar kalps the thickness is 2,400 Yojans and the height is 800 Yojans. In Anat, Pranat, Aran and Achyut kalps the thickness is 2,300 Yojans and the height is 900 Yojans. In the nine Graiveyak vimaans the thickness is 2,200 Yojans and the height is 1,000 Yojans. In the five Anuttar Vimaans the thickness is 2,100 Yojans and the height is 1,100 Yojans. (3) Structure (samsthan)-are of two kinds(a) avalika pravisht (in a row), and (b) avalika bahya (random). The Vaimanik abodes in a row (avalika pravisht) are round, triangular and quadrangular in shape. Those spread at random (avalika bahya) are in various shapes. In the same way the dimensions, colours, hues, odours
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and other properties of vimaans should be read from Jivabhigam Sutra. (Jivabhigam, Pratipatti-4, Uddeshak-2 Vimaan, aphorisms 209-212)
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Yojans from top as well as bottom there are abodes of Bhavan-vaasi Devs in the remaining 1,78,000 Yojans. Upapat (instantaneous birth)-The instantaneous birth (upapat) of Bhavan-vaasi Devs occurs only in innumerable fraction of Lok. In context of Maranantik Samudghat (bursting forth of some soul-space-points just before death) and area of habitation they live only in innumerable fraction of Lok; this is because their seventy seven million two hundred thousand abodes are confined only to innumerable fraction of Lok. In the same way details about Asur Kumars, Vanavyantar (interstitial), Jyotishk (stellar) and Vaimanik (celestial-vehicular) should be repeated up to the Siddhagandika section that describes the areas where Siddhas (liberated souls) dwell. (Prajnapana Sutra, second chapter, Sthan-pad, pp. 94-130)
Vaimanik locations (pratishthan) and other information given in the Vaimanik lesson of Jivabhigam Sutra is briefly as follows(1) Pratishthan (base or location)-In Saudharma and Ishan kalps (divine realms) the base of the celestial vehicles (vimaans) rests on Ghanodadhi (dense water). Three higher kalps rest on Ghanodadhi and Ghanavaat (dense water and dense air). All kalps beyond that rest on
space. (2) Bahalya (thickness or depth) and uchchatva (height)-In Saudharma and Ishan kalps the thickness of vimaans is 2,700 Yojans
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