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## **Vāimānika Uddeshaka Vāimānika-Vaktavyatā 198**
**198.** "Where, Bhante, are the vimānas of the Vāimānika Devas spoken of? Where, Bhante, do the Vāimānika Devas reside?" As it is said in the Sthānapada of the Prajñāpanā Sūtra, so it should be said here. Specifically, here one should also mention the Pariṣadās up to the Acyuta Vimāna, as well as the many Sāudharmakalpavāsi Devas and Devīs who reside there.
**Commentary:** This Sūtra refers to the information in the Sthānapada of the Prajñāpanā Sūtra. It is necessary to include it here for clarity of the subject. It is as follows:
"Above the multi-splendid land of this Ratnaprabhā-Pṛthvī, beyond many yojanas, many thousands of yojanas, many lakhs of yojanas, many crores of yojanas, and many koṭikoṭi yojanas, are the Sāudharma, Iśāna, Sanatkumāra, Mahendra, Brahmaloka, Lāntaka, Mahāśukra, Sahasrāra, Prāṇata, Pāraṇa, Acyuta, Graiveyaka, and Anuttara Vimānas, where reside eighty-four lakh seventy-nine thousand twenty-two Vimānas and Vimānāvāsa of the Vāimānika Devas.
These Vimānas are as clear as crystal, smooth, soft, polished, free from dust, pure, free from mud, radiant, luminous, prosperous, shining, joyful, beautiful, and pleasing. Many Vāimānika Devas reside in them. They are the Sāudharma, Iśāna, Sanatkumāra, Mahendra, Brahmaloka, Lāntaka, Mahāśukra, Sahasrāra, Prāṇata, Pāraṇa, Acyuta, nine Graiveyaka, and five Anuttaroppapātika Devas.
They, from Sāudharma to Acyuta, are adorned with crowns bearing the marks of: 1. Mṛga, 2. Mahiṣa, 3. Varāha, 4. Simha, 5. Bakara (Chhagala), 6. Dara, 7. Haya, 8. Gajrāja, 9. Bhajanga, 10. Khaḍga (Gendā), 11. Vaṣabha, and 12. They wear loose and excellent crowns and kirīṭas, their faces are illuminated by excellent kuṇḍalas, their bodies are adorned by their crowns, they are red-hued, white like lotus petals, and possess pleasant color, fragrance, taste, and touch. They have excellent Vikriya-bodies, and wear excellent garments, fragrances, garlands, and unguents. They are great in wealth, great in radiance, great in fame, great in strength, great in virtue, and great in happiness. Their chests are adorned with necklaces. Their arms are adorned with bracelets and armlets. Their cheeks are adorned with angada, kuṇḍala, and other ornaments. They wear karṇaphula in their ears and intricate karabhūṣaṇa on their hands. Their heads are adorned with beautiful flower garlands. They wear auspicious and excellent garments. They...