V = Vayu cover 1000 or 50.000 Krores Yojanas. T’ = Tejas cover 100 or 5000 Krores Yojanas. A = Âpas cover 10 or 500 Krores Yojanas. E = Earth cover 1 or 50 Krores Yojanas. S’= Satya Loka T = Tapas Loka J = Jana Loka M = Mahar Loka S = Svar Loka B’ = Bhuvar Loka B = Bhûr Loka P = Seven Pâtâlas S’ to P = 50 Krores Yojanas. A’ to E = Includes Tanmatras, Indriyas and Prana. Prakriti surrounds the whole circle. WHAT MEN ARE TO DO AND WHAT THEY ARE NOT TO DO. *SKANDHA II. CHAP. 3.* This was the second part of Parikshit’s question, and to this general question, the answer is also general. Those that want divine glory worship Brahmâ. Those that want their Indriyas to be powerful worship Indra and so on. But those that are desirous of Moksha must practise Bhakti Yoga towards the supreme Purusha. Of all Upasakas, this is the only means of attaining supreme bliss, unswerving Bhakti or devotion to Bhagavân and the company of Bhâgavatas. THE BHAGÂVATA PURÂNA AS RELATED BY BRAHMÂ TO NÂRADA. *SKANDHA II. CHAP. 4-6.* I. THE CREATION. Parikshit next asked "How did Bhagavân create this Universe, how does He preserve it, how will He draw it in? What are the Śaktis by which He manifests Himself directly and indirectly? What are His actions?" Suka replied, these were the very questions asked by Nârada of his father Brahmâ. Brahmâ replied: — "Wishing to become manifold, the Lord of Mâyâ, influenced Kala, Karma and Svabhâva, by his own Mâyâ". (Kala is the flow of Time and is, according to the Bhâgavata Purâna, the Śakti of Purusha. Karma is the _adrishta_ of Jiva or the Jiva record of the previous Kalpa. Svabhâva is the essence of Prakriti). Under the influence of Purusha, the first disturbance in the equilibrium of the Gunas follows from Kala, transformation follows from Svabhâva and the development of Mahat Tatva follows from Karma. When Rajas and Tamas manifest themselves in Mahat Tatva, it is transformed into Ahankâra Tatva, with predominant Tamas. Ahankâra Tatva by transformation becomes threefold. — Sâtvika, Râjasika and Tâmasika, i.e., Jnâna Śakti (potency to produce the Devas), Kriyâ Śakti (potency to produce the Indriyas), and Dravya Śakti (potency to produce the Bhûtas), respectively. Tâmasa Ahankâra was first transformed into Âkása, Âkása into Vayu, Vayu into Agni, Agni into Âpas, and Âpas into Prithivi, Sâtvika Ahankâra was transformed into Manas and the ten Vaikârika Devas. [The Vaikârika Devas are the Adhidevas or the Energy-giving gods of the ten Indriyas. Sensing is _in_ Man or Adhi-Âtmâ, it is of the object or Adhi-bhuta and is _caused by_ Vaikarika Deva or Adhi-Deva. Thus the object seen is Adhi-bhûta, the sight is Adhyâtma and the manifesting Energy of sight is Adhideva.] The Vaikârika Devas are — Dik for Hearing; Vayu for Touch; Sun for Sight; Varuna for Taste; Asvini Kumâras for Smell; Agni for Speech; Indra for Pani or action of the hand; Upendra or Vishnu for Pada or action of the foot;