Preface Volume 3

This three contains five chapters. The names of the five chapters are-1. Universe of sub-human beings 2.Universe of Peripatetic celestials. 3.Universe of Stellars/Jyotir loka 4.Universe of celestial beings/Sur loka 5. Abode of Siddhas/ Siddha loka. Again each of the five chapters has been divided into 16, 17, 17, 21 and 5 sub-chapters.

Chapter five deals with the measurements of the universe of one sensed beings, the oblong universe of two to five sensed beings, the number of islands and oceans, kinds of sub-human beings, their number, age, breeding centers, pleasure and pains etc.

Chapter Six deals with the residential areas, kinds, emblems, names, age, food, prowess, height etc. of Peripatetic beings. Seventh chapter deals with Stellar beings. It deals with the residences, kinds, number, forms, quantities, movements etc. of these beings, Chapter eight deals with the regions of dwellings, kinds, age, height, states of virtues, number, prowess etc. of celestial beings. And ninth chapter deals with the dwelling place, number of Siddhas and dimensions etc. of abode of Siddhas. Tiloya Pannati part three also contains more than 40 tables and many diagrams to facilitate the readers.