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[89 194. (u) And what about the tail of the Surya-vimāna? Gotama! Sixteen thousand Devas carry it in the direction of the east. And what about the tail of the Graha-vimāna? Gotama! Eight thousand Devas carry it in the direction of the east. Two thousand Devas carry it from the east, two thousand Devas carry it from the south, two thousand Devas carry it from the west, and two thousand Devas carry it from the north. And what about the tail of the Nakshatra-vimāna? Gotama! Four thousand Devas carry it in the direction of the east. Ten hundred Devas, in the form of lions, carry it from the east. In the same way, four thousand Devas carry it from all four directions. And what about the tail of the Tara-vimāna? Gotama! Two thousand Devas carry it in the direction of the east. Five hundred Devas carry it from each of the four directions. 194. (u) The same question should be asked about the Surya-vimāna. Gotama! Sixteen thousand Devas carry the Surya-vimāna in the direction of the east. In the same way, when asked about the Graha-vimāna, the Bhagavan said, "Gotama! Eight thousand Devas carry the Graha-vimāna. Two thousand Devas carry it from the east, two thousand Devas carry it from the south, two thousand Devas carry it from the west, and two thousand Devas carry it from the north. When asked about the Nakshatra-vimāna, the Bhagavan said, "Gotama! Four thousand Devas carry the Nakshatra-vimāna. One thousand Devas, in the form of lions, carry it from the east. In the same way, four thousand Devas carry it from all four directions. In the same way, two thousand Devas carry the Tara-vimāna. Five hundred Devas carry it from each of the four directions. 195. Thus, Bhagavan! Which of these, the Chandra, Surya, Graha, Nakshatra, and Tara, are fast and which are slow? Gotama! The Surya is faster than the Chandra, the Graha is faster than the Surya, the Nakshatra is faster than the Graha, and the Tara is faster than the Nakshatra. The Chandra is the slowest and the Tara is the fastest. Bhagavan! Which of these, the Chandra, Surya, Graha, Nakshatra, and Tara, are of lesser power and which are of greater power? Gotama! The Nakshatra is of greater power than the Tara, the Graha is of greater power than the Nakshatra, the Surya is of greater power than the Graha, and the Chandra is of greater power than the Surya. The Tara is of the least power and the Chandra is of the greatest power.