Dr. N.L. Kachhara
The stellar celestial beings are of five types as described above. These stellar beings are found all over middle loka, from Jambudweep to the last island Swayambhuramana Island. The Moon is supposed to be the king and Sun the opposition king (copy) among the celestial beings. Their lights are of different kinds. There are 88 planets, 28 constellations and 66775x1014 stars in the family of one Moon. There are two Moons and two Suns in Jambudweep, 4 Moons and 4 Suns in Lavana Ocean, 12 Moons and 12 Suns in Dhatikikhand, 42 Moons and 42 Suns in Kalodaka Ocean and 72 Moons and 72 Suns in the first half of Pushkarvara Dweep. Jambudweep, Lavana Ocean, Dhatikikhand, Kalodaka Ocean and first half of Pushkrvar dweep have 36, 139, 1010, 41120 and 35230 Polar (Dhruva) stars respectively.
There are 133950x1014 stars in Jambudweep and 705x1014 stars in Bharat region. The stars in Two and Half Islands have orbital motion. The stars are found in circular formations (Valaya) in the rest of middle loka. The first circular formation is 50,000 yojana from the Manusottara Mountain. There are 144 Moon and 144 Suns in this formation. Other circular formations are situated at intervals of 100000 yojana, the number of Moons and Suns increase by 4 in each succeeding formation. The total number of Moons and Suns double in every subsequent island or ocean till the last ocean. The radiations from two adjoining formations cover the entire intervening region and so the entire middle loka is full of radiations.
The division of day and night is caused by orbital motion of Sun and Moon around the mount Sumeru. The orbits of celestial beings are placed at a distance of 1121 yojana from Sumeru. The Moon, Sun and planets follow different paths, the rest of stellar beings follow a common path. The orbital path zone of Moon and Sun is called Four Zone. The width of this zone is 510 yojana. Out of this, 180 yojana is situated in Janbudweep and 310 yojana in the Lavana Ocean. The Moons and Suns in the Two and Half Islands orbit in their respective zones.
