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तन्त्री-तल-ताल-त्रुटित-घन-मृदंग-इन वाद्यों से उत्पन्न मधुर ध्वनि के साथ दिव्य भोग भोगते हुए, ॐ उच्च स्वर से सिंहनाद करते हुए, मुँह पर हाथ लगाकर जोर से पूत्कार करते हुए सीटी की ज्यों ध्वनि म करते हुए, कलकल शब्द करते हुए अच्छ-जाम्बूनद जातीय स्वर्णयुक्त तथा रत्नबहुल होने से अतीव निर्मल, उज्ज्वल मेरु पर्वत की प्रदक्षिणावर्त मण्डल गति द्वारा प्रदक्षिणा करते रहते हैं।
173. [Q.] Reverend Sir ! Are the stellar gods within the limits of ___Manushottar mountain (in two and half islands) namely moon, sun,
constellation and stars originating in upper world namely Saudharma heaven and other Kalpa heavens, the anuttar heavens and the nine
graiveyiks, the Kalpateet heavens. Are they Kalpateet. Are they born ir 卐 Kalpa (heaven with grades) ? Are the stellar gods born in resperline
heavenly abodes ? Are they movning namely going along in a circle ? Are they stationary ? Do they have interest in their movement ? Are they molute?
(Ans.) Gautam ! The stellar gods within the area surrounded by Manushottar mountain namely moon, sun, planets, (constellations) and stars do not take birth in upper heaven. They are not gods of graded heavens. They originate in Vimans. They are moving source in their very origin. They are not immobile. They are mobile. They take interest in movement.
They move in the four directions of the Kadamb flower facing upwards in area running upto thousands of yojans. Their area is heated due to moon and the sun. They are capable of converting themselves into many different shapes due to fluid process expertise. They are expert in dramatic activities, singing and in playing musical instrument. So they are always ready in doing such services. They are surrounded by thousands of outer councils. These stellar gods enjoying the sexual pleasures in an environment full of sweet sounds of dramatic performances. Songs, music, the stringed musical instruments, drums, trutit, taal, ghans, being played loudly. They speak in loud voice. They
make out whistling sounds evening their mouth with their hand. They 41 also make murmuring sound, Meru mountains is very clean and bright $
due to Jambunad gold and large number of jewels. They (the stellar gods)
go on moving around Meru mountain in circle and Meru is in the south. ॐ विवेचन : मानुषोत्तर पर्वत-मनुष्यों की उत्पत्ति, स्थिति तथा मरण आदि मानुषोत्तर पर्वत से पहले-पहले होते ॥ म हैं, आगे नहीं होते, इसलिए उसे मानुषोत्तर कहा जाता है। विद्या आदि विशिष्ट शक्ति के अभाव में मनुष्य उसे :
लाँघ नहीं सकते, इसलिए भी वह मानुषोत्तर कहा जाता है।
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