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Suparn-kumar, (4) Vidyut-kumar, (5) Agni-kumar, (6) Dveep-kumar, (7) Udadhi-kumar, (8) Disha-kumar, (9) Vayu-kumar, and (10) Stanit-5 Of these twenty groups of Bhavan-pati Devs (abode dwelling gods) there are twenty Indras (overlords), ten of Dakshin Nikaya (southern class) and ten of Uttar Nikaya (northern class).
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Indras of Dakshin Nikaya (southern class)-(1) Chamar, (2) Dharan, Venudev, (4) Harikant, (5) Agnishikh, (6) Purna, (7) Jalakant, (8) Amit, (9) Velamb, and (10) Ghosh.
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Indras of Uttar Nikaya (northern class)-(1) Bali, (2) Bhootanand, Venudali, (4) Harissaha, (5) Agnimanav, (6) Vishisht, (7) Jalaprabh, Amit-vahan, (9) Prabhanjan, and (10) Mahaghosh.
Number of Samanik Devs-Chamarendra has 64 thousand Samanik Devs (gods of same status) and Balindra 60 thousand, all other Indras have 6 thousand Samanik Devs each. Number of Atmarakshak Devs卐 the number of Atmarakshak Devs (guard-gods) is four times that of Samanik Devs for each of the said Indras. Number of AgramahishisChamarendra and Balindra have five Agramahishis (chief queens) each, all the remaining Indras including Dharanendra have five Agramahishis each. The number of Trayastrinshak and Lok-pal gods is fixed for all.
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Sixteen Indras of Vyantar Devs-Vyantar or Vanavyantar Devs (interstitial gods) are of eight classes-(1) Pishach, (2) Bhoot, (3) Yaksha, (4) Rakshas, (5) Kinnar, (6) Kimpurush, (7) Mahorag,
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(8) Gandharva. Each of these Vyantar Devs have two Indras (overlords),
making sixteen of northern direction and sixteen of southern direction. in total there are thirty two Indras. The retinue of Vyantar DeusIn Vanavyantar gods each Indra has four thousand Samanik Devs (gods
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of same status) and four times of this or sixteen thousand Atmarakshak Devs. They do not have Trayastrinshak and Lok-pal gods. Each of these Indras have four Agramahishis.
Retinue of Jyotishkendra-The Jyotishk class has five groups of gods-Surya, Chandra, Graha, Nakshatra and Tara. Of these Surya and Chandra are main and Indras as well. Each of their Indras also has four
thousand Samanik Devs (gods of same status), sixteen thousand Atmarakshak Devs and four Agramahishis. They do not have Trayastrinshak and Lok-pal gods.
Vaikriya Shakti (power of transmutation)-Of these Bhavan-pati gods of the south direction and Surya Dev have the power to pervade and
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