Belphegor’s prime is 1,000,000,000,000,066,600,000,000,000,001: a palindromic prime number with 666 in the middle and 13 0s on either side. It is named after Belphegor, one of the seven princes of hell.
Source: QI
In the western world, the number 13 is often considered an ‘unlucky’ number. But, Sri Chinmoy felt thirteen was a divine number (or words to that effect) – a number with special significance in his own life.
Many significant events in his lifetime became associated with the number 13. For example, his arrival in the West (New York) April 13th.
There are always so many ways of looking at the same thing.
In this case, we might think 13 and 666 are numbers representing ‘ignorance’
Alternatively, we can see the Creator’s hand in every aspect of life – hiding a few secret jokes, even in numbers.
If you take 13 as a divine number, you can see Belphegor’s prime as an example of how World ignorance (represented by 666) is perfectly surrounded by the divine.
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- 13 Guardian Angels of New York (song lyrics from Chandelier, part 2)