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A.IV.8.6
They enjoy the highest happiness just by mentally thinking of sex with their female celestial beings (devi).
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ijs Ikphpkj k% IV.9
Pare aprav o r h ckdh ds Ic no fo"k;&l Çk I sjfgr gkss gå The rest are devoid of sexual desire.
VFk% Meaning:
Q.IV.9.1
What kind of copulation exits in celestial beings beyond the Acyuta heaven experience? They have no desire for sexual pleasure.
A.IV.9.1
Q.IV.9.2
Which heavenly beings beyond the Acyuta heaven are devoid of the desire to copulation? These belong to the nine Graiveyakas, nine Anudi a and five Anuttara heavens.
A.IV.9.2
Q.IV.9.3
Do these gods (Graiveyakas, nine Anudi a and five Anuttara) have mental copulation? No, they are free from the desire for copulation.
A.IV.9.3
Q.IV.9.4
Do these heavenly beings (Graiveyakas, nine Anudi a and five Anuttara) without even a desire for copulation experience just misery only? No, as copulation is merely a palliative for misery; and in the absence of misery or uneasiness, they enjoy the highest happiness incessantly.
A.IV.9.4
Q.IV.9.5 A.IV.9.5
Who are the gods of the first state? They are called residential celestial beings.
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Hkouokfluks vl &ukx&fo I o . kklXu&okr&Lrkfurkaf/k& }hi &fnDdekj K% IV.10 Bhavanav sin oasura-n ga-vidyutsuparn gni-v ta-stanitodadhi-dv pa-dikkum r h. VFk%
Hkouokl h&no nl inkj ds gå & vlgdekj] ukxdeekj] foldeekj] 19. klekj] vfXudekj] okrdekj] Lrfurdekj] mnf/kdekj] }hi dekj
vkş fnDdekjA Meaning: The Residential gods comprise Asurakum ra (fiendish youths),
Ngakum ra (serpentine youths), Vidyutakum ra (lightning youths), Suparnakum ra (vulturine youths), Agnikum ra (fiery youths), V takum ra (stormy youths), Stantit (thndering youth), Udadhikum ra (oceanic youths), Dv pakum ra (island youths) and Dikkum ra (guardians of the directions / compass points).
Q.IV.10.1 A.IV.10.1
How many sub classes of residential celestial beings exist? They are grouped in ten subclasses namely: Asurakum ra (fiendish youths), N gakum ra (serpentine youths), Vidyutakum ra (lightning youths), Suparnakum ra (vulturine youths), Agnikum ra (fiery youths), V takum ra (stormy youths), Stantit (thundering youths),
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