5 Brief on Planets- Sun, Moon, Sisumara and Bilwa Swarga | |
Now about the Planets: Bhu Loka as Planet resembling the form of a lotus flower comprises the Sapta Dwipas and Sapta Samudras over an area of one million yojanas or 8 million miles; Jambu Dwipa has an area of one lakh yojanas with Sumeru Mountain as the pericarp. Lokaloka is the border of Bhuloka controlled by four Gajapatis viz. Rishabha, Pushkarachuda, Vamana an Aparajita. From Meru to Lokaloka is billon miles and an equal distance from there is Bhurloka. The Planet of Sun is in between Bhurloka to Bhuvarloka, called Antariksha overseeing half of the Universe like a grain of wheat. Sun’s movement in the Antariksha (outer space) from North to South Dishas is Dakshinayana over six months and from South to North over another six months influencing fortunes of one and all is called Uttarayana. As Sun travels to North from South, nights become longer and from South to North, days become longer. Sun travels from Manasarovara Mountain in a circle. His set route is from the East of Sumeru to Devaloka of Indra; to his loka towards South is Yamaloka; to the West is Nimkolani of Varuna; and to North to Vibhavati the Chandra loka; Surya Deva’s Chariot called ‘Trayimaya’ thus performs Parikrama of the four Lokas of Indra, Yama, Varuna and Chandra and would have travelled 760 million miles approx.By the time one could utter the words Bhur Bhuvassuvah, Surya’s chariot would have travelled 16000 miles! Surya’s chariot has 2.8 million miles long and seven lakh miles wide. The Ratha Sarathi, Arunadeva (Brother of Garuda and younger son of Kadru, the daughter of Kashyapa Muni) controls the horses looking to Sun God and driving on the opposite direction. The Seven horses are named Gayatri, Bruhati, Usnik, Trishthup, Anushthup, and Pankti. Under the Earth is Bilwa Swarga of over an equal expanse comprising Seven Lokas called Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatala and Pataala, and the residents of these Lokas being Daityas, Danavas, and Nagas are all fond of luxurious life with material enjoyments like wine, women and food, having no illnesses as they all enjoy ‘haataka’ or herbal juice and blessed with prosperity and wealth. Twenty eight Narakas exist like Tasmira, Arthamishra, Rourava, Kumbhipaaka, Asi Patra, Kalasutra, Andha kupa and Raktakta Bhojana, where retribution of justice is rendered against sins committed by various Beings. | |
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