Urdhvalok [Gatha 208 - Gatha 560]
The explanation of Heaven (Urdhvalok) is done in next 4 Adhikaars.
- Bhavan-adhikaar [Gatha 208 - Gatha 249]
- Vyantarlok-adhikaar [Gatha 250 - Gatha 331]
- Jyotishlok-adhikaar [Gatha 332 - Gatha 450]
- Vaimaniklok-adhikaar [Gatha 451 - Gatha 560]
The Heavenly Beings (Dev) are of majorly 4 types:
- Bhavanvaasi (The Devs who stay in Palaces (Bhavans))
- Vyantarvaasi (The Devs who roam around everywhere in the Universe)
- Jyotishyak Dev (The Devs who live on the Sun, Moon, Planets, Stars etc. bright cosmic objects)
- Vaimaanik Dev (The Devs who live in Vimaan (planes))
2. Bhavan Adhikaar
This Adhikaar talks about Bhavanvaasi Devs. Details such as:
- The Akritrim Jinaalayas in Bhavan Lok
- Where these Heavenly beings are found in the Universe
- Their 10 different types
- Their Indras (Kings of that Lok)
- Their Population and detailing related to that
- Their belongings, Vaibhav etc.
- Details about their enournous Palaces etc.
- Food Habits
- Life Span
3. Vyantarlok Adhikaar
Vyantar devs are what the current world names them as "Ghosts"/"Vampires" etc. Yes! They do exist, but not in the form the movies etc. show!
Since Vyantar devs roam around everywhere, there is a possibility that they come at our small world too!
Explanations for the below are found in this Adhikaar in depth:
- The Akritrim Jinaalayas in Vyantar Lok
- Their body structure, color etc.
- 8 Different Types of Vyantar Dev
- Their Indra, Pratindra etc.
- Where they are found
- Their food habits
- Life Span
4. Jyotishlok Adhikaar
This Adhikaar is basically what the modern science names as "Astronomy". Some other Mithyatva (blind and false) beliefs also have added "Astrology" aspect to it.
Jainism totally focusses on Science and Logic and of course Maths. Whatever the Sarvyagyadev has told in Samavasharan, via these Scriptures - we are able to understand.
In this Adhikaar, the fascinating astronimal and cosmology topics such as:
- The Akritrim Jinaalayas in Jyotish Lok
- Details about the Dweep-Samudra Structure of Madhya-lok and related calculations
- Sun, Moon, Planets, Nakshatras, Stars etc. and their families in the Universe
- Their height from Madhyalok, inter-distance and related explanations of how they revolve and rotate are found
- The Speed of Sun, Moon and Planets are precisely calculated and defined
- Each of these Vimaan's shape, color, radius etc.
- How day/night happens
- How Seasons change
- How number of days in an year is calculated
- Uttrayan/Dakshinaayan etc.
- Their rotation area which they cover in certain time
- The Devs living in these Vimaans
- Indras, Pratindras etc.
- Their life span
- Their Food Habits
- Who are born in these above 3 types of Heaven
5. Vaimaaniklok Adhikaar
There are 16 Heavens in Vaimaanik Lok. What is their structure, who are these Devs, etc. details are found in this Adhikaar. Descriptions for -
- The Akritrim Jinaalayas in Vaimaanik Lok (84,97,023 Temples)
- The Population of these Heavenly Beings
- Names of these Heavens and where they are situated
- Detailed deliberation of 16 Heavens, 9 Anudish and 5 Anuttar Vimaan
- Their body structure, color, height etc.
- Their day-to-day routine, lifestyle etc.
- Their Vimaan and their arrangements
- Their Palaces and Kingdom
- Their subtypes and related details
- Their Food Habits
- Their Life Span
- Who becomes a Vaimaanik Dev and where does Vaimaanik Dev goes after death
After explaining such great material belongings and happiness of Devlok, Acharyadev in the Gatha 559 and Gatha 560 goes on to explain the real true happiness of Siddha Bhagwaan.
Acharyadev tells us not to get fooled by this fickle materialistic happiness and explains what the real happiness is like.
In 6 Dhala it is said that:
जो विमानवासी हू थाय, सम्यग्दर्शन बिन दु:ख पाय।
This means that without Samyakdarshan (Right belief), even if one has the belongings as equal to of Vimaanvasi dev, then also one is in pain and grief; and real happiness isn't experienced.