Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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It is if rajjus from ground-level up to Saudharma and Išāna; 2; rajjus up to Sanatkumāra and Māhendra ; 5 rajjus to Sahasrara and 6 up to Acyuta. There are 7 rajjus up to the top boundary of the universe.
Saudharma and Iśāna are round like the moon. In the southern half is Sakra (as Indra) and Aiśāna in the north. Sanatkumāra and Māhendra have the same shape as they have; Sanatkumāra is in the south half, and Mahendra in the north. Beyond them, in the place corresponding to the elbow of the man representing the universe, in the center of the universe is Brahmaloka, and Brahma is its lord. At the end are the Lokāntika gods: Sārasvatas, Adityas, Agnis, Aruņas, Gardatoyakas, Tuşitas, Avyābādhas, Maruts, and Ristas. Above it is Lāntaka-heaven, whose Indra has the same name. Next comes Mahāśukra, whose Indra also has the same name; and next Sahasrāra with an Indra of the same name. Then come Anata and Prāṇata with the shape of Saudharma and Išāna. Their Indra, named Prāṇata, lives in Prāṇata-heaven. Above them are 2 heavens, Āraña and Acyuta, with the same shape. They have one Indra, named Acyuta, living in Acyuta. But in the Graiveyakas and Anuttaras the gods are Ahamindras (of equal rank).
Of these heavens, the first two are founded on thick water; the next three on (thick) wind; the next three on thick water and thick wind; above those, the heavens rest on space.
The 10 divisions of the gods are: Indras, Sāmānikas, Trāyastriñśas, Pārşadyas, Rakşakas, Lokapālas, Anikas, Prakirņas, Abhiyogikas, Kilbişikas. The Indras are the lords of all the gods, Sāmānikas, etc. The Sāmānikas are the same as the Indras, but lack Indraship. The Trāyastriñśas are like ministers and priests of Hari. The Pārşadyas are like companions; the Rakşakas are bodyguards; the Lokapālas have the place of spies for the sake of protection. The Anikas correspond to armies; the Prakirpas to villagers and townsmen. The Abhiyogyas