how much time does a narki and dev jeev take to complete its body during birth
For Naraki and Dev jeev, the “body formation time” (janma-samay) is extremely short compared to humans.
In Jain texts, both:
- Deva (heavenly beings) and
- Nārakī (hell beings)
are described as upapāduka beings – they are spontaneously born. That means:
- There is no long garbh-kāl (womb period) like in humans or animals.
- The body is formed instantly at the very moment of birth, along with its full size appropriate to that gati and level.
- So, the “time taken to complete the body” is considered one samaya only (the smallest indivisible unit of time), practically “immediate”.
Differences:
- Human / tiryanch (animal) gati → usually have garbhaj birth, with a period in the womb and gradual body formation.
- Dev & Naraki gati → upapāduka birth, no gradual formation, body appears complete at once.
So, both Narki and Dev jeev complete their body instantly at birth; there is no extended time like hours, days or months.