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world. Four reasons are the same as earlier mentioned. The fifth reason is that gods are independent. They are not under any obligation They are not subservient to the human world.
Further, in it, nine reasons have been mentioned that motivate the gods to come to human world. They are as under
(1) On the auspicious occasion (celebrity) of the birth, accepting of monkhood, attainment of perfect knowledge (Kewal Jnan) and liberation (Nirvan) of Arihant.
(2) Inspired by deep devotion.
(3) To remove doubt of others.
(4) As a result of deep attachment with son, a friend or any suchlike previous life-span.
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(5) To fulfil the promise or word made in the previous life-span in order to provide right spiritual knowledge.
(6) Influenced by austerities, penances and other such qualities of highest order.
(7) Agitated by the enmity and opposition of the previous life-span in order to torture and cause pain.
(8) To bless any friend and suchlike of previous life-span.
(9) To provide humour or influenced by such (behaviour) a temprament.
In Avashyak Niryukti Acharya Bhadrabahu has said "Gods become attached to sensual enjoyments primarily because of function of deluding (Mohaniya) karma and pleasure-bearing (Saata Vedaniya) karma. They cannot discard sensual enjoyments and pleasures because of Apratyakhyan Mohaniya (partial-vow preventing deluding) karma."
In Deeghanıkaya, Kumar Kashyap also gave an example on a question by king Payaasi which is as follows-"Imagine a person lying in foul-emitting well. His body is besmeared with dirt. A person takes out that person from the well. He gives him a bath, massages him with fragrant oil, puts sandal wood paste on his body, decorates him with flowers and then again asks him to go into that, foul-smelling well. Will that person again enter that foul-smelling well."
(Payaasi replied) "No. He shall not enter."
Similarly gods born in heaven, do not wish to come back to human world.
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