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Bhagavati Sūtra
The Vāṇavyantara gods have three assemblies named Isă, Tuḍia and Dṛdharathā. The assemblies of the Jyotiskas are called Tumba, Tuḍia and Parva and those of the Vaimanika gods are called Samikā, Caṇḍā and Jātā.
The inner assembly of Camarendra has 24,000 gods and 350 goddesses, the middle assembly has 28,000 gods and 300 goddesses and the outer assembly has 32,000 gods and 250 goddesses. The life-span of the gods are respectively 2, 2 and 1 palyopamas, and that of the goddesses are respectively 11, 1 and palyopamas.
Balindra's three assemblies have respectively 20,000, 24,000 and 28,000 gods and 450, 400 and 350 goddesses, with life-span of 3, 3, 2 palyopamas for the gods and of 21, 2 and 1 palyopamas for the goddesses.
In the south, the three assemblies of each Indra have respectively 60,000, 70,000 and 80,000 gods and 175, 150 and 125 goddesses, with life-span of more than palyopama, palyopama and less than of a palyopama for the gods and less than 1, more than and of a palyopama for the goddesses.
In the north, the three assemblies of each Indra have respectively 50,000, 60,000 and 70,000 gods and 225, 200 and 175 goddesses, with life-span less than 1 palyopama, more thanpalyopama and palyopama for the gods and palyopama, less than and of a palyopama for the goddesses.
Vāṇavyantaras have 32 Indras and Jyotiskas have 2. Their assemblies have respectively 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 gods wih life-span of 1, less than and more than of a palyopama, and 100 goddesses for each of the three with life-span of more than 1, and less than of a palyopama.
The assemblies of Sakrendra have respectively 12,000, 14, 000and 16,000 gods with life-span of 5, 4 and 3 palyopamas, and 700, 600 and 500 goddesses with life-span of 3, 2 and 1 palyopamas.
