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SIXTEEN INDRAS OF EIGHT FURTHER DIVISIONS OF THE VĀŅAVYANTARA GODS 71. Sannihita, Sāmānya, Dhātā, Vidhātā, Ķsi, Rsipāla, īśvara,
Maheśvara, Suvatsa and Viśāla -
Hāsa, Hāsaratī, Sreya, Mahāśreya, Patanga and Patangapati - these are the sixteen indras of the eight further divisions of the Vāņavyantara gods in the given order, at the rate of two each.
PALACES POSITIONS AND LIFE-DURATIONS OF THE
VYANTARA AND VĀŅAVYANTARA GODS 73. Vyantara gods are born and live in the upper, lower and
the middle parts of the universe. Again, their palaces are in the upper part of the Ratnaprabha land.
74.
There are innumerable best palaces, each of an immeasurable expanse, for each of the eight pairs of the Vyantarendras. I, now, narrate their characteristics.
75.
The larger of these best palaces resemble the Jambudvīpa, the smaller ones resemble the Bharataksetra and the medium ones resemble the Videhaksetra.
76.
Such are the best palaces that the Vyantara gods, living therein, remain so engrossed in the songs and instrumental music being played by the beauteous young goddesses that they even fail to notice the passage of time.
77.
Similarly, the eight Indras – Kāla, Surūpa, Pūrņa, Bhīma, Kinnara, Satpuruşa, Atikāya and Gītarati – are on the southern side.
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