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Prāṇata

प्राणत

Kalpa heaven 10, where the longest life runs to 20 sāgaropama.

The 10th of the twelve kalpa heavens. Its gods live at most 20 sāgaropama, it holds shared with Ānata vimānas, and its Indra is Prāṇata.

Nothing is seen or heard. A thought is enough, and it is the last stage before desire stops entirely. The scheme is called pravīcāra, and it is the real measure of these tiers: as you rise, the mode of satisfaction grows thinner, until above Acyuta it stops altogether and the The nine Graiveyaka gods have none at all.

02468101214rajjuSiddhaśilāno lifespanSarvārthasiddhi · centre33 sāgar.Vijaya · east31–33 sāgar.Vaijayanta · south31–33 sāgar.Jayanta · west31–33 sāgar.Aparājita · north31–33 sāgar.Upper Graiveyaka × 329–31 sāgar.Middle Graiveyaka × 326–28 sāgar.Lower Graiveyaka × 323–25 sāgar.12 Acyuta22 sāgar.11 Āraṇa21 sāgar.10 Prāṇata20 sāgar.9 Ānata19 sāgar.8 Sahasrāra18 sāgar.7 Mahāśukra17 sāgar.6 Lāntaka14 sāgar.5 Brahmaloka10 sāgar.4 Māhendra› 7 sāgar.3 Sanatkumāra7 sāgar.2 Īśāna› 2 sāgar.1 Saudharma2 sāgar.Madhya Lokahumans live hereBhavanavāsī and Vyantara› 1 sāgar.1 Ratnaprabhā1 sāgar.2 Śarkarāprabhā3 sāgar.3 Vālukāprabhā7 sāgar.4 Paṅkaprabhā10 sāgar.5 Dhūmaprabhā17 sāgar.6 Tamaḥprabhā22 sāgar.7 Mahātamaḥprabhā33 sāgar.longest lifeevery storey, top to bottom · click any rowyou are here
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Measurements and counts

Position10th kalpa
IndraPrāṇata
Longest life20 sāgaropama
Abodesshared with Ānata
Contact bythought alone

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समयं गोयम! मा पमायए

Do not be heedless, Gautama, for even a single samaya.

Uttarādhyayana Sūtra 10