Madhyalok [Gatha 561 - Gatha 1018]

The deliberation of the Middle World (Humans and Animal World) is done in "Nartiryaglok-Adhikaar" (Adhikaar 6).

There are total 458 Jain Temples in this Middle World. Bowing down to them, Acharya Nemichandra starts explaining the "Nartiryaglok".

Whatever is there in the Middle World, is explained in depth here. This is biggest Adhikaar of this Shastra; comprising of 457 Gathas.

Topics such as:

• 5 Merus (Mountains) and their detailed description including their corresponding Meru
  • Description of each Meru (Height, width, area, volume, color, structure, shape, temples on it etc.)
  • 7 Areas
  • 6 Large Mountains corresponding to each meru
  • Forests
  • Lakes
  • Heavenly Beings etc. living in these areas
  • The Great Rivers and their divisions etc.
• Videh-Kshetra
• Bharat-Kshetra, AeravatKshetra
• Bhogbhumis, Karmabhumis
• The names of countries, cities etc. situated in the Middle World

Moreover details for the sections including:

• 63 Shalaka Purush (Great Men)
• Who are Tirthankars and their description
• Who are Chakravartis and their description
• 6 Kaal Parivartan (Kaal Chakra)
• Oceans and Island Structure of Middle World and its details
• Kumanush Dweep (Kubhog-bhumis)
• Manushottar Mountain
• Nandishwar Dweep etc.

As the last section of this Granth; Acharya Nemichandra explains the "Akritrim Jinalayas" (Jain Temples) in a lot depth.

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After reading this, we realize that all the Jain Temples we see around us take the reference of the Akritrim (existing since infinite time and will exist forever) Temples in the Universe which are described in scriptures like "Triloksara".

Also, it includes complex mathematical and geomatrical calculations to describe these great temples. Indeed it is an insightful topic to read about!