Hell for Me I Dare Not even Think of

Author(s): Vimalprabhvijay
Publisher: Vimalprabhvijayji

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place in Hell are of 1000 yojans each, therefore, the total height of each dwelling place is 3000 yojans. The kaal in East, Mahakāl in West, Rouruk in South and Mahārouruk in North - are the dwelling places situated in the Aprathisthãn dwelling place whose length, breadth andcircum-ference is of innumerous kodākodi [ millions and billions] yojans.
= 27000 yojans. If this is deducted from 1 lakh 26 thousand yojans it would be 99000 yojans. There are 8 gaps between 9 praters. So dividing it by 8 it comes to 12375 yojans. This is the [gap] distance between each praters of earth of the Hell of Valukāprabhã.
Pankprabhā:- The mass/ body of the earth is 1 lakh 20 thousand yojans, deducting 2000 yojans, it comes to 1 lakh 18 thousand yojans. There are 7 prasters ( praters) in Pankprabha. Each prater is 3000 yojans in height. Therefore, 7 prater multiplied by 3000 = 21000 yojans. If this is deducted from 1 lakh 18 thousand yojans it would be 97000 yojans. There are 6 gaps between 7 praters. So dividing it by 6 it comes to 15156 2/3 yojans. This is the [gap] distance between each praters of earth of the Hell of Pankprabhã.
(Kodākodi = 1 crore x Icrore)
Lack of dwelling places in some kshetra i.e. area in respect of all the Hells.
Meaning : From the 1st Hell upto the 6 Hell, there is lack of dwelling places at the top portion of 1000 yojans and at the bottom portion of 1000 yojans. In the 7th Hell earth, there is lack of dwelling place within the are of 52500 yojans, the rest of the areas of the earths of the Hells are with the dwelling places.
Ratnaprabhã :-The mass/body of the earth is 1 lakh 80 thousand yojans, deducting from that 2000 yojans, it comes to 1 lakh 78 thousand yojans. There are 13 praster prater) in Ratnaprabhã. Each prater is 3000 yojans in height. Therefore, 13 prater multiplied by 3000 = 39000 yojans. If this is deducted from 1 lakh 78 thousand yojans it would be 1 lakh 39 thousand yojans. Since, there are 12 gaps between 13 praters, so dividing it by 12 - it comes to 11583 1/3 yojans. This is the gap distance in yojans between each praters of all the Ratnaprabhã earth Hell.
Sharkaraprabhã:- The mass/body of the earth is 1 lakh 32 thousand yojans, deducting 2000 yojans, it comes to 1 lakh 30 thousand yojans. There are 11 prasters ( praters) in Sharkaraprabhã. Each prater is 3000 yojans in height. Therfore 11 prater multiplied by 3000 = 33000 yojans. If this is deducted from 1 lakh 30 thousand yojans it would be 97000 yojans. There are 10 gaps between 11 praters.
So dividing it by 10 it comes to 9,700 yojans. This is the gap distance between [in yojans] each praters of the Hell earth of Sharkaraprabhã.
Valukāprabhã:- The mass/ body of the earth is 1 lakh 28 thousand yojans, deducting 2000 yojans, it comes to 1 lakh 26 thousand yojans. There are 9 prasters ( praters) in Valukāprabhã. Each prater is 3000 yojans in height. Therefore 9 prater multiplied by 3000
Dhoomprabhã:- The mass/ body of the earth is 1 lakh 18 thousand yojans, deducting from this 2000 yojans, it comes to 1 lakh 16 thousand yojans. There are 5 prasters [ praters) in Dhoomprabhã. Each prater is 3000 yojans in height. Therefore 5 prater multiplied by 3000 = 15000 yojans. If this is deducted from 1 lakh 16 thousand yojans it would be 1 lakh 1 thousand yojan. There are 4 gaps between 5 praters. So dividing it by 4, it comes to 25250 yojans. This is the [gap] distance between each praters of earth of the Hell of Dhoomprabhã.
Tamahprabhã:- The mass/ body of the earth is 1 lakh 16 thousand yojans, deducting from this area 2000 yojans, it comes to 1 lakh 14 thousand yojans. There are 3 prasters [ praters] in Tamahprabhã. Each prater is 3000 yojans in height. Therefore, 3 prater multiplied by 3000 = 9000 yojans. If this is deducted from 1 lakh 14 thousand yojans, it would be 1 lakh 5 thousand yojans. There are 2 gaps between 3 praters. So dividing it by 2 it comes to 52500 yojans. This is the [gap] distance between each praters of earth of the Hell of Tamahprabhā.
Tamastamhprabhã:- The mass/ body of the earth is 1 lakh 8 thousand yojans, each, deducting from it 52500 yojans, from top and bottom each , respectively, it comes to 3 thousand yojans. There is 1 praster ( prater) in Tamastamhprabhã. Thus, its' height is 3000 yojans.
Oh God! Hell for me?!... I dare not even think of...
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