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such kind that ifitcomes here(on this earth) then due to its bad smell the human beings of many miles will die. And cold and heat is such that if there be a round of iron having a diameter of 1 lakh yojana (approx. 8 lakhs miles) it will also turn into ashes. At some places there is cold and at some places there is heat. Further, the land there is full of thorns sharper than even the weapons. The forests in that land are full of leaves like the edge of weapons. The river is full of such kind of water that on getting its touch the body will split into pieces. The wind is so strong that due to it the body gets scorched. And the infernal beings cause agony in different ways to one another, viz.crush in the oil press, cut into pieces, parch in the big pots (in the ovens), beat with whips, touch red hot iron bars, etc. and thus in many ways, they torment one another. The Asurakumar Devas (malevolent celestial beings) go up to third infernal region. They themselves cause pain and make them to fight with each other. In spite of such agony severance of body is not possible; even on getting cut into pieces it rejoins just like mercury. Such extreme agony is there.
Further, no object of Sata is there. By chance, in some measure, to someone as per his belief, from some point of view, the rise of Sata is found but it is not powerful. There Ayu (life) is very long. The minimum life-time is ten thousand years and the maximum life-time is thirty-three Sagaras. For such a long period, one has to bear such kinds of sufferings. The rise of only all in auspicious (papa) prakritis of Name-karma is found there; not a single auspicious(Punya)Prakriti is found in the operative state; due to those (papa-prakritis) they are extremely distressed. And in Gotra-karma there exists the rise of Neecha Gotra (Low status karma) only due to that they do not get respectability; so also they are extremely miserable only. In this way, one should know that in the infernal state of existence there are extreme agonies only.
Miseries of Tiryanch Gati (Animals) In Tiryanch Gati many Jivas are Labdhi Aparyaptas (undeveloped beings). Their Ayu (life-time) is only 1/18th part of the time of one respiration. And many Paryaptas (developed beings) also are of
very small size, but their power is not visibly seen manifested. Their Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only
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