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The Naag-kumar and Udadhi-kumar gods are dull white (creamy) and their garb is reddish white like the Silindhra flowers.
The Suvarn-kumar, Disha-kumar and Stanit-kumar gods are brilliant yellowish white like a golden line and their garb is of the colour of Asasag tree.
The Vidyut-kumar, Agni-kumar and Dveep-kumar gods are copper coloured or reddish yellow like molten gold and their garb is blue.
The Vayu-kumar gods have colour like the Priyangu tree (pipal) and their garb is crimson like the glow of the setting sun. (Pannavana 2) (for detailed description see Ganitanuyoga, Adholok Varnan, pp. 74-108) 2. VAAN-VYANTAR (INTERSTITIAL) GODS
Dwelling area-One hundred yojans (one yojan being eight miles) below the level land of the Tiryak lok (middle world) and one hundred yojans above the Ratnaprabha land innumerable millions of abodes of Vaan-vyantar (interstitial) gods are spread in a transverse area of eight hundred yojans.
They have two groups of eight types each-First group—(1) Pishach, (2) Bhoot, (3) Yaksh, (4) Rakshas, (5) Kinnar, (6) Kimpurush, (7) Bhujagapati Mahakaya Mahorag, and (8) Gandharvas.
Second group-(1) Anapannik, (2) Panapannik, (3) Rishi-vadik, (4) Bhoot-vadik, (5) Krandit, (6) Mahakrandit, (7) Kushmand, and (8) Prayat or Patag gods.
South and north of the Meru mountain they too have one overlord (Indra) for each class making the total number of Indras to be 16 + 16 = 32.
The Vaan-vyantar (interstitial) gods have eight pious trees dear to them—1) Kadamb for Pishach, (2) Banyan for Yaksh, (3) Tulsi for Bhoot, (4) Kantak for Rakshas, (5) Ashoka for Kinnar, (6) Ashoka for Kimpurush, (7) Naag for Bhujangapati Mahakaya Mahorag, and (8) Tinduk for Gandharvas.
The description of their interests, garbs and other things has already been mentioned in the aforesaid aphorisms. All these gods live at a level higher than that of the Bhavan-vasi gods in the Adho lok (lower world). (for detailed description see Ganitanuyoga, Tiryak lok Varnan, pp. 420-428)
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