Padarth Prakash Part 01 Jeev Vichar Navtattva

Author(s): Hemchandrasuri
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Religious Trust

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JEEV-VICHAR
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VAIMANIK - Countless yojans above the jyotishvimans where a raj (a measure to measure space) is completed from the earth surface, the vimans of Vaimanik deities start.
KALPOPANNA - The heavens of vaimaniks where there is an arrangement of Indra, Samanik, (deities equal to Indra), commander-in-chief, army, assembly etc. are called Kalpopanna heavens. They are of 24 types : 12 Devloks
9 Lokantiks
3 Kilbishiyas Total 24 types
12 DEVLOKS (HEAVENS) 1) Saudharma, 5) Brahmalok, 9) Anat, 2) Ishaan, 6) Lantak, 10) Pranat, 3) Sanatkumar, 7) Mahashukra, 11) Aran, 4) Mahendra, 8) Sahasrar, 12) Achyut.
9 LOKANTIKS :- They dwell in the fifth heaven. From there they would attain humanlife and then attain liberation. So, lok = sansar, ant = end, they are at the end of sansar and are thus called Lokantik. When the Lord tirthankars accept ascetism, Lokantik deities come, a year before, to request them to accept ascetism. The Lords themselves are aware of their time to renounce the world.But it's a custom of the lokantik dieties, so, they have to fulfil it.
KILBISHIYAS :- Deities who are mean like scavengers are called Kilbishiyas. They dwell beneath the first, second, third, fourth and sixth heavens.