Stanza 11

Stanza 11

Til-til Karain Deh Ke Khand,

Asur Bhiddavain Dusht Prachand;

Sindhu-Neer Tain Pyaas Na Jaay,

Tau Pan Ek Na Boond Lahaay.

Meaning:

Inhabitants of the infernal life fight and chop the bodies of each other into small pieces. They are incited to fight amongst themselves by wicked and fierce celestial beings known as 'Asur kumaar'. They have extreme thirst, which cannot be quenched by the water of an entire ocean. Despite this they do not get even one drop of water to drink.

Class Discussion:

Narki jeev can make their body in different things. These hellish beings turn into trees and worms and try to give other narki beings pain. This does not increase their time in hell however they will not get a good life form.

Hell to 5 sensed sainee tiryanch or human

Worms in river have 5 senses

Jumps into the vaitrani river to get peace but gets torn up

Avdhignan- know their past

Hellish being take revenge on each other. They do not understand what the reason was.
They cut each others body into small pieces

Sindu is the ocean and neer is the water of the ocean

They are so thirsty that even if they drink the entire ocean they will still be thirsty. There is not even a drop of water there. They are hungry and do not get anything to eat.

4 gatis

4 Devs: There are 4 kind of Devas as follows:

1. Vaimanik Dev: Have their own plane Upper part of the world. 16 heavens there. They enjoy sensory pleasures. They have 32 female devis. When one receives Samyagdarshan they would be a Vaimanik Dev. This is the best form of Dev lokh.
2. Jyotish Dev: Stay in the planets which we see. They stay in the sun and moon. This is the 2nd best form of Dev Lokh.
3. Bhavanwasi Dev: They in the middle part of the world. They have their own buildings and they can go to the third level of hell.
a. Asur Dev is a kind of Bhavanwasi Dev. They have avdhignan and incite other narkis to fight with each other.
4. Vyantar Dev: Ghosts (Bhoot, Pisach etc), they do not have a home and wander around. They can stay at public places. They stay in abandoned homes.

Stanza 10

Stanza 10

Sevartaru Daljut Asipatra,

Asi Jyaun Deh Vidaarain Tatra;

Meru-Pramaan Loh Gali Jaay,

Aisee Seet-Ushnnataa Thaay.

Meaning:

In the infernal realm, there are leaves of the 'Sevar' trees that have sharp edges like a sword. When they fall on the inhabitants they pierce through the body. The climate is so intensely hot that a lump of iron as big as mount Meru can melt just like the wax of the candle and it is also so cold that the same lump of iron melts away as if the salt into the water.

Class Discussions:

Tree of Narak
Sevar
Asipatra- Sharp leaves with salt

Weather of Narak
Meru is the name of the mountain. If a iron of the same size as of Meru, it will melt because of the heat.
Narak is extremely hot and cold.
1, 2, 3, 4, and upper of 5- very hot
Lower part of 5,6,7-very cold

Sumeru parvat is in the middle of Jambu Dweep

When the Tirththankar is born, they take the Tirthankar child to do Abhishek

Sumeru Parvat plateau is 40 yojan in diameter
1 yojan= 4-10 miles or 4,000 miles

There are total 5 Mountains similar to Sumeru Parvat, which are called 'Panch meru'

Stanza 9

Stanza 9

Tahaan Bhoomi Parasat Dukh Isau,

Bichhoo Sahas Dasat Tan Tisau;

Tahaan Raadhi-Shronnit Vaahinee,

Krumi-kul Kalit Deh Daahinee.

Meaning:

In the infernal realm just merely touching the ground causes pain likened to the sting of thousands of scorpions. The flow of the river 'vaitarni' is full of pus and blood along with swamps of worms and all these cause severe burning sensation to the body.

Class Discussion:

Begins by talking about the pain in hell as soon as you put your foot in hell. There is a river of blood flowing around which causes burning sensations when the worms touch the body.

What do you mean by narak or the hell being? (Question asked by Ashok uncle)
· Lowest gati full of sufferings
· Sinful souls
· Bad karma they have to go to narak.

• Seven hells (Adho lok)
  1. 84,000 years; intensity, age, height, and duration of suffering increases as the temperature decreases
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  7. Lowest form of hell (far more than trillions of years to come out) biggest area
  

Raja Shrenik Stories

1. Shrenik Raja was hunting one night with his bodyguards. He heard a sound of a nearby animal and instantly decided to kill it. He took his bow and put the arrow in it and shot the deer. The deer was pregnant. Raja Shrenik took great pride (maan) in killing this pregnant deer because he said that his aim is so good, it was hard to see, but he still killed it, and on top of it all he was able to kill two deers with one bow. This mahan pap destined him for the seventh narak.

2. Raja Shrenikji was upset that his wife went to a sadhuji's pravachans. He told her to not go but she still went. So Raja Shrenikji killed a snake and put the snake around the neck of the sadhu, who was meditating. The ants were on the body of the snake and the sadhuji's. He went to his wife and told his wife. Then he went back and the snake was still there and the ants were biting the sadhu. He repented and STILL has to suffer narak. Once the sin is committed your have to go to narak to suffer. His wife took the sugar and spread a circle of sugar around the saint and the ants fleed towards the sugar and left the saints body. Raja Shrenikji took the snake off the saint. Shrenik thought that the saint would say some bad things. When the saint opened his eyes he gave them blessings. Shrenik realized that the sadhu has a lot of compassion for everyone. Wife was a cousin of Mahavirswami. He asked Mahavirswami what he should do. Mahavirswai said to be compassionate to all. He gained saymagdarshan. His narak went from 7th to the 1st.

In Narak there is CONSTANT SUFFERING
There are 5 core 68 lakhs 99 thousand and 4584 beings in the first hell.
As you go on it doubles, triples, and so on.
The bodies are CUT UP- and placed back together
Rivers of Narak

• Vaitarni (full of pus and blood, worms that cause burning in the body)

Stanza 8

Hindi Text:




English Translation:

Badh Bandhan Aadik Dukh Ghanein,

Koti Jeebha Tein Jaat Na Bhanein;

Ati Sanklesh-bhaava Tein Marau,

Ghor Subhrasaagar mein Parau.


Meaning:

As an animal, the soul faces beings butchered and bound. The suffering is so intense that it cannot be narrated by millions of toungues. Thus it dies under extreme torture and falls into the terrible infernal (hell) realm.


Further Discussion:

The animals go to hell because they are mentally tortured so karma will bring a situation in which the mental torture continues, in hell.

Stanza 7

Hindi Text:



English Translation:

Kabahoon Aap Bhayau Balaheen,

Sabalani Kari Khaayau Atideen;

Chhedan-Bhedan Bhook-Piyaas,

Bhaar Vahan Him-Aatap Traas.

Meaning:

Occasionally this living being was born as a weak animal, such as a deer, rabbit etc. that might be eaten by a stronger animal. In this form of life, the living being had to face many sufferings due to piercings, cuttings, hunger, thirst, carrying loads, extreme heat and cold, ect.



Further Discussion:

In earlier times animals would face hardships and torture due to labor intensive tasks. Nowadays the animals face hardships and torture due to chemical product testing and genetic engineering.

Stanza 6 Further Discussion

There are 4 Gatis: Narak, Terianch, Manushya, and Dev.

• 4 Gatis:
  
  • Narak: Hellish form
    
    • ALL Narak beings are Sainee
      
    • There is a total of 7 hells
      
  • Terianch
    
    • Include all 1 sense to 4 sense beings
      
    • Also includes animals with 5 senses
      
      • Most are Sainee
        
    • Examples of Terianch are Bacteria, Fire, Worm, Lion.
      
  • Manushya: Human
    
    • All are Sainee
      
  • Dev: Heavenly beings
    
    • All are Sainee
      

• 5 sense beings can be divided into 2 categories, Sainee and Asainee:
  
  • Sainee
    
    • Power of rational thought
      
    • Some 5 have senses
      
  • Asainee
    
    • No power of rational thought
      
    • Include all 1 sense to 4 sense beings
      
    • Some 5 sense animals
      
      • Example: One kind of snake, lives in ocean.
        
• 5 sense Terianch can be subdivided into three categories.
  
  • Water
    
    • Example: Fish
      
  • Earth
    
    • Example: Horse
      
  • Fly
    
    • Example: Birds
      

Stanza 6

Hindi Text:



English Translation:

Kabahoon Panchendryia Pashu Bhayau,

Man Bin Nipat Agyaanee Thayau;

Sinhaadik Sainee Hvai Kroor,

Nibal Pashoo Hati Khaaye Bhoor.

Meaning:

Every so often, the soul takes birth as a five-sensed animal without the power of rational thought. In this care such a soul would be ignorant about his true nature. Even if an opportunity arose to take birth as a five sensed animal with the power of rational thinking, it may take birth as a wild or cruel beast such as a lion or tiger, which kills and eats many weaker animals like deer and rabbits ect.



Further Discussion:
(See Post named: "Stanza 6 Futher Discussion")