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Bhagaval 7:3:67-73
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this reason it has been said that an Empyrean, possessed of yellow leśya, in some respect, can be with less karma, an Empyrean, possessed of white lesyä, in some respect can be with more karma.
Bhāṣya
1. Sütras 67-73
Lesya (psychic colour) is of two kinds-dravya lesyä (the material aggreagtes responsible for lesya and bhāva lesyd (the colour-index of the soul corresponding to the colour of dravya lesya.' The dravya lesya is made of matter and as such it has physical properties such as colour, smell, taste and touch. In the present dialogue, the dravya lesya has been described. In hell, the acquisition of colouration is as follows:
Hell
First, Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Mansion gods
Forest gods
Lesya
Grey
More number with grey lesya, less number with blue lesyd
The acquisition of lesya among the gods is as follows:
Gods
Lesyä
First four (Black, blue, grey, fiery)
First four (
Highest heavens
(among the Empyrean gods)
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Blue lesya (only)
More number with blue lesyä, less number with black lefyd
Luminous gods
First and second heavens (among the Empyrean gods)
Third, fourth and fifth heavens (among the Empyrean gods)
Black lesya (only)
Pitch black lesyā (only)
Sixth...... up to neck-dwelling gods (among the Empyrean gods)
Fiery lesya3 Fiery lesya
Yellow
White
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Supremely white
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Lesya and karma are interrelated. In the state of more karma, the lesyä is impure (malign or inauspicious). In the case of less karma the leśya is pure (benign
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