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## Chapter One Hundred and Five
**The Bright Circle of the Vyantara and Jyotisha Devas**
The Vyantara and Jyotisha Devas reside in the upper middle realm. The circle of the Jyotisha Devas is radiant and luminous, constantly circling Mount Meru, with the Sun and Moon as its kings. ||165||
**The Maha-Loka of the Kalpavasis**
Above the circle of the Jyotisha Devas, after traversing countless thousands of yojanas, lies the Maha-Loka, the abode of the Kalpavasis. ||166||
**The Sixteen Heavens of the Upper Realm**
In the Maha-Loka, there are sixteen heavens: Saudharma, Aishana, Sanatkumara, Maheindra, Brahma, Brahmottara, Lantava, Kapishtha, Shukra, Maha-Shukra, Shatara, Sahasrar, Anata, Pranata, Aran, and Achyuta. These are arranged in eight pairs. ||167-168||
**The Nine Graiveyakas**
Above these sixteen heavens are the nine Graiveyakas, where the supreme Tri-dasas reside, with Ahmi-Indra as their leader. ||169-170||
**The Five Anuttara Vimanas**
Beyond the nine Graiveyakas are the five Anuttara Vimanas: Vijay, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, Aparajita, and Sarvartha-Siddhi. ||171||
**The Siddha-Kshetra**
Above this entire three-fold realm lies the Siddha-Kshetra, a realm of extraordinary brilliance and wonder, the abode of those who have been liberated from the bonds of karma. ||172||
**The Earth of Ishta-Prag-Bhar**
Above the Siddha-Kshetra lies the auspicious Earth of Ishta-Prag-Bhar, resembling an inverted white umbrella, where the Siddha-Paramesthis reside, free from rebirth, filled with supreme bliss, and empowered by their own self-nature. ||173-174||
**The Nature of Bliss**
Rama asked the Lord, "What is the nature of the bliss experienced by those who are free from karma, liberated from the cycle of birth and death, and free from suffering?" ||175||
**The Illusion of Worldly Bliss**
The Kevali Lord replied, "The so-called bliss of this three-fold realm is merely a form of suffering, characterized by anxiety, destruction, and impermanence." ||176||
**The Bondage of Karma**
"Bound by eight types of karma, the worldly being never experiences even a moment of true happiness." ||177||
**The Obscuring Power of Karma**
"Just as a lump of gold, covered in iron, loses its natural brilliance, so too does a being, covered in karma, lose its inherent radiance." ||178||
**The Suffering of Samsara**
"The beings of this world are constantly tormented by death, birth, old age, disease, and countless mental afflictions. What happiness is there here?" ||179||
**The False Delights of the Senses**
"The pleasures of the senses are like the sweetness of honey on a poisoned arrow. They are like the fragrance of sandalwood mixed with poison." ||180||