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[The Third Multi-Statement Difficulty] [275 Many Jyotishkadeva reside in their own abodes, some touch them by performing Vaikriya Samudghat from their own abodes, some touch them while going to and from the Upper World / Therefore, those who touch both the abodes are countless times more than the Devas residing in the Upper World. The Jyotishkadeva who are spread throughout the three worlds are many times more in number than them, because those Jyotishkadeva who perform Vaikriya Samudghat with intense effort, touch all three worlds from their own abodes; they are naturally very numerous, therefore the aforementioned Devas are many times more in number. The Jyotishkadeva who touch the two abodes of the Lower World and the Diagonal World are countless times more than them; because many Devas go to and from the Lower World for the purpose of Samavasarana or for playing in the Lower World, and many Devas are born in the Jyotishkadeva from the Lower World, then they touch the aforementioned two abodes. Therefore, these Devas are countless times more than the aforementioned Devas. They are many times more in number in the Lower World; because many Devas stay in the Lower World for a long time for the purpose of playing or for the purpose of Samavasarana in the Lower World villages. They are countless times more in the Diagonal World, because the Diagonal World is their abode. In the same way, the scarcity of Jyotishkadevi should also be considered. The scarcity of Vaimanika Devas and Devis should be considered separately according to the field. The least number of Vaimanika Devas are in the two abodes called the Upper World and the Diagonal World, because the beings who are born in the Vaimanika from the Lower World and the Diagonal World, and those Vaimanika who go to and fro in the Diagonal World, and those who reside in the play-places located in the aforementioned two abodes, and those who perform Vaikriya Samudghat or Maranantik Samudghat while residing in the Diagonal World, they, by special effort, take their own abodes in the upward direction, then they touch the aforementioned two abodes, such Vaimanika Devas are very few, therefore the least number of Vaimanika Devas are in the aforementioned two abodes. They are many times more in number than the Vaimanika who are spread throughout the three worlds, according to the aforementioned method / They are many times more in number in the two abodes called the Lower World and the Diagonal World, because their going to and fro in the Lower World villages for the purpose of Tirthankara Samavasarana, etc., and their staying in the Samavasarana, etc., in the aforementioned two abodes, causes many Devas to touch the aforementioned two abodes, they are many times more in number in the Lower World and the Diagonal World, respectively, according to the aforementioned method, many Devas have Samavasarana, etc., and stay in the play-places in both. They are countless times more in number in the Upper World, because the Upper World is their abode, it is natural for them to be very numerous there. The scarcity of Vaimanika Devis should also be understood like the Deva Sutra. According to the field, the scarcity of Ekendriya, etc., beings should be considered separately - (1) The scarcity of Ekendriya beings - When considering the scarcity of Ekendriya, Ekendriya Apariaptka and Ekendriya Pariaptka beings according to the field, they are the least in the two abodes called the Upper World and the Diagonal World. Many Ekendriya beings reside there. Many who are born from the Upper World to the Diagonal World and from the Diagonal World to the Upper World, when they perform Maranantik Samudghat, they touch the aforementioned two abodes, they are very few, therefore they are said to be the least in the aforementioned two abodes. They are more numerous in the Lower World and the Diagonal World, because the Ekendriya who are born from the Lower World to the Diagonal World or from the Diagonal World to the Lower World by Ilikagati, touch the aforementioned two abodes / The Ekendriya who reside there are also more numerous in the Upper World than in the Lower World, they are 1. Prajnapanasutra, Malaya. Vritti, page number 149 to 151