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Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra
अष्टगुणपुष्टितुष्टा दृष्टिविशिष्टाः प्रकृष्टशोभाजुष्टाः । अमराप्सरसां परिषदि चिरं रमन्ते जिनेन्द्रभक्ताः स्वर्गे ॥ ३७ ॥
सामान्यार्थ - सम्यग्दर्शन से सहित भगवान् जिनेन्द्र के भक्त-पुरुष स्वर्ग में देवों और देवियों (अप्सराओं) की सभा में अणिमा आदि आठ गुण तथा शारीरिक पुष्टि अथवा अणिमा आदि आठ गुणों की पुष्टि से सन्तुष्ट और विशेष सुन्दरता (शोभा) से सहित होते हुए बहुत काल तक क्रीड़ा करते हैं।
Devout followers of Lord Jina possessing right faith are reborn as heavenly beings (devas) with extraordinary splendour and enjoy millions of millenniums in the company of other devas and devis (celestial nymphs). Due to their eight divine accomplishments such as the ability to contract their body to a miniscule size, and physical grandeur, they remain extremely contented. *
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The eight divine accomplishments are: 1) anima – the ability to contract one's body to a miniscule
size; 2) mahimā – the ability to expand one's body to an
extremely large size; 3) laghimā – the ability to make one's body lighter than air; 4) prāpti – the ability to touch far away objects while
remaining seated at one place;
* This is also interpreted as: Due to their eight divine accomplishments
such as the ability to contract their body to a miniscule size, they remain extremely contented.
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