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III. The Jyotiskas are the inhabitants of :
1. Candras or the moons 2. Suryas or the suns 3. Grahas or the planets 4. Naksatras or the constellations 5. Taras or the hosts of stars
And IV. The Vaimanika gods are of two orders:
(1) the Kalpabhavas, who are born in the heavenly Kalpas, and (2) the Kalpatitas, born in the regions above the Kalpas.
(1) The Kalpabhavas again are subdivided into twelve genera who
live in the Kalpas after which they are named, viz. : 1. Saudharma 2. Isana 3. Sanatkumara 4. Mahendra 5. Brahmaloka 6. Lantaka 7. Sukra or Mahasukra 8. Sahasrara 9. Anata (Anaya) 10. Pranata (Panaya) 11. Arana 12. Acyuta
(2) The Kalpatitas are subdivided into (a) the Graiveyakas, living
on the upper part of the universe, and (b) the Anuttaras or those above whom there are no others. (a) The Graiveyakas are of nine species : 1. Sudarsanas 2. Supratipannas 3. Manoramas 4. Sarvabhadras 5. Suvisalas 6. Somanasas 7. Sumankasas 8. Priyankaras 9. Adityas or Nandikaras
And (b) the Anuttara gods are of five orders :
1. Vijayas 2. Vaijayantas
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