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72. Question: What is the arrangement of food and breathing for the Vyantara Devas? Answer: The Vyantara Devas whose lifespan is measured in Palyas, they eat from the effect of the five Pihs and breathe after five Muhurtas. The Vyantara Devas whose lifespan is only ten thousand years, they eat after two days and breathe after seven breaths. Kinnaras and other Vyantara Devas and Devis consume divine and ambrosial food only through their minds, they do not have a physical mouth. 73. Question: Where is the abode of the Nīcopapāda and other Vyantara Devas? Answer: The Nīcopapāda Devas are situated one hand above the earth Citrā. The Digvāsī Devas are 10,000 hands above them. The Antarvāsī Devas are 10,000 hands above them, and the Kūṣmāṇḍa Devas reside 10,000 hands above them. The Utpanna Devas are 20,000 hands above them, the Anutpanna Devas are 20,000 hands above them, the Pramāṇaka Devas are 20,000 hands above them, the Gandha Devas are 20,000 hands above them, the Mahāgandha Devas are 20,000 hands above them, the Bhujanga Devas are 20,000 hands above them, the Prītika Devas are 20,000 hands above them, and the Ākāśotpanna Devas are 20,000 hands above them. (44)