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Niyamasāra
नियमसार
पाँच मेरु सम्बन्धी पाँच भरत, पाँच ऐरावत, पाँच विदेह (देवकुरु तथा उत्तरकुरु ये दोनों छोड़कर), इस प्रकार अढाई द्वीप में कुल पन्द्रह कर्मभूमियाँ हैं।
Bharata, Airāvata, and Videha, excluding Devakuru and Uttarakuru, are the regions of labour – karmabhūmi.
Bharata, Airāvata, and Videha are five each. All these are described as the regions of labour – karmabhūmi. The inclusion of Videha would imply the inclusion of Devakuru and Uttarakuru. In order to exclude these, it is mentioned excluding Devakuru and Uttarakuru'.
Devakuru, Uttarakuru, Haimavata, Harivarsa, Ramyaka, Hairanyavata and the mid-isles (antardvīpa) are called the regions of enjoyment -bhogabhumi. Why are the ‘regions of labour' - karmabhūmi – so called? This is because these are the seats of good (śubha) and evil (aśubha) deeds. Although the three worlds constitute the seat of activity, still these regions are the seats of intense karmic activity. For instance, demerit capable of plunging a being in the seventh infernal region is acquired only in these regions - Bharata, etc. Merit which leads to the highest celestial state such as the Sarvārthasiddhi deva is also acquired in these regions only. Also, the six kinds of occupations, such as agriculture, and the opportunity to give gifts to the worthy - pātradāna - are obtained in these regions only. Hence these are called the regions of labour. The others are called the regions of enjoyment' - bhogabhūmi – as the objects of enjoyment are provided by the ten kinds of desire-fulfilling trees (kalpavskșa).
रत्नशर्करावालुकापंकधूमतमोमहातमःप्रभा भूमयो घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रतिष्ठाः सप्ताधोऽधः ॥३-१॥
अधोलोक में रत्नप्रभा, शर्कराप्रभा, वालुकाप्रभा, पंकप्रभा, धूमप्रभा, तमःप्रभा
और महातम:प्रभा - ये सात भूमियाँ हैं और घनोदधिवातवलय, घनवातवलय, तनुवातवलय तथा आकाश के सहारे क्रम से नीचे-नीचे स्थित हैं।
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