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    Pratikhman mentions about planes in swarg lok

    12 months ago 137

    In Pratikraman (especially during Dev-vandan), we offer obeisance to the celestial abodes of Devaloka. The sutra tradition salutes:

    • the Nava Graiveyaka (nine Graiveyaka levels), and
    • the Pancha Anuttara (five highest heavens).

    What “planes in Swarg Lok” means in Jain Dharma Jain cosmology describes four broad classes of devas, but the “planes/heavens” chiefly refer to the vaimanika abodes: 1) Twelve Kalpa heavens (from lower to higher) Saudharma, Ishana, Sanatkumara, Mahendra, Brahma, Lantava, Shukra, Sahasrara, Anata, Pranata, Arana, Achyuta.

    2) Nine Graiveyaka heavens These are above the Kalpas. Pratikraman explicitly bows to “Nava Graiveyaka” as a group.

    3) Five Anuttara heavens These are the highest heavenly planes: Vijaya, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, Aparajita, Sarvārthasiddhi. Pratikraman explicitly bows to these as “Pañcha Anuttara.”

    Why this is recited

    • To cultivate samyak-darshan by remembering the vast structure of the loka and the insignificance of worldly pleasures, even heavenly ones.
    • To reaffirm that even Devaloka is within samsara; liberation is possible only from human birth.

    Digambar and Shvetambar notes

    • Both traditions accept the same structure of Devaloka (12 Kalpas, 9 Graiveyakas, 5 Anuttaras).
    • Recitation style and positioning within the Pratikraman sequence can differ slightly, but the meaning—salutation to Nava Graiveyaka and Pancha Anuttara—remains the same.

    Essential spirit Pratikraman’s mention of these planes is not to inspire desire for heaven, but to inspire detachment and right effort toward moksha.

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