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1. Higher worlds 2. Lower worlds 3. Intermediate regions. The entire bhuvana consists of seven lokas.
We start from the bottom. The lowest is Bhaloka which contains the hells, the pātālas and the Bhútala upto Mount Meru. The Antariksa is from beyond Meru upto Dhruvaloka including planets, stars etc.
Above the Antariksa loka i. e. above dhruva, we have the location of Svaraloka which has five sub-divisions containing from below namely Mahendraloka, Mahaloka, Prājāpatya and three Brahmalokas--namely jana, tapa and satya. The lowest or Bhúloka consists of three layers. Thus from below -
Hells (Naraka)—There are six great Hell Regions from Avici (1) Mahākāla (2) Amarīşa (3) Raurava (4) Mahārau- rava (5) Kālasūtra and (6) Andhatāmisra.
In these dark regions, beings live and suffer the dire consequence of their own past karmas.1 They have a long life of suffering.
Above the hells are the seven pătālas viz. Mahátala, Rasátala, Atala, Sutala, Vitala, Talātala and Patala.
The 8th region is the Bhumi or vasumati with seven divisions (Dvīpa) and several sub-divisions (Varşa).
There are different kinds of creatures living in different parts of the An:la. In Pátālas, oceans and mountains live Devas. Asura, Gandharvas, Kumāras, Kimpuruşas, Yaksas, Rakşasas, Bhutas, Pretas, Pisacas, Apsaras, Brahma Raksasas, Kuşmānças, Vināyakas ; gods and men live in the islands (Dvipal,
The Davalokas and the inhabitants of each are shown below- Indraloka (Mahendra loka). T. 647 11mlag:caanii
