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The central country of Mahavideba (or simply Videm) is the largest of all, Its two halves. lying to the East and West of Mount Meru are called the Purva (Eastern) and Ape (Western) Videha respectively. Each of these halves ja subdivided into sixteen provinces named Vijayas.
Around the Mount Meru there are two small regions in the form of semi-circles, called the Uttarakuru (Northern) and the Devakuru (Southern). They are lands of twins whose wetits are satisfied by the desire-granting trees ( fr ). The condition of the first Ara is always present there.
A little above the surface of the earth commences the series of the heavenly bodies or the Jyotishka gods which are divided into five classes, viz., the suns, the Moons, the planets ( PE ) the constellations (aa) and other stars (arx) The nearest to the earth are the stars, being 790 from it. Ten Yojanas above them are the suns. Eighty Yojanas above the suns are the Moons. Four Yojanas above them are the constellafions. Four Yojanas further are the Budhas, three Yojanas above them are the Sukras three yojanas above them are the Brihaspatis : three Yojanas above them are the Mangalas; and three Yojanas above them are the Sanaiscaras. Thus the heavenly bodies exist upto 900 Yojanas above the earth.
Far above the heavenly bodies begins the upper region comprising a reries of celestial abodes of gods ( faut ) These abodes are divided into three classes according to their distance from the earth and the status of their denizens. The lowest class consists of twelve Kalpas which form the breast of the Loka-figure. Above the Kalpas stands the series of nine Graivevaka vimanas, respresenting the neck of the Loka-figure. Above them are the five Anuttara or the best abodes which correspond to the crown of the Loka-figure The denizens of Kalpas have different social ranks among them as men have on the earth, whereas the denizens of the Graiveyoka and Anuttara abodes are all equal among themselves. They are consequently called Ahamindras i. e., masters of their self.
Belper end
Above these abodes or vimanas the universe (loka) tapers into an end in the region called Ishat-Pragbhara, which is shaped like an umbrella It is called the Siddha-sila on account of its vicinity to the end of the Loka--the resting place of the Sıdd has or the redeemed souls.
