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78.
The palaces of these Vyantara gods, with golden platforms and domes studded with gems, pearls and precious stones, are in the southern side and those of the other Vyantara gods are on the northern side.
79.
The minimum life-span of the Vyantara gods is of ten thousand years and the maximum is of one Palyopama.
The description of the palaces and the life-durations of the Vyantara gods have thus been briefly given. Now listen to the description of the residences of the Jyotişka gods.
81.
FIVE TYPES OF JYOTISKA GODS The five types of Jyotiska gods are - Moon (Candra), Sun (Sürya), Stars (Tārāgana), Constellations (Naksatra) and Planets (Grahagana).
THE PLACES, NUMBER OF ABODES THEIR DIMENSIONS, THICKNESSES, PERIMETERS AND
CARRIER-GODS OF THE JYOTIŞKA GODS 82. In the middle universe, there are innumerable abodes of
the Jyotiska gods, which are in the shapes of halved Kapittha fruit, made of crystal gem-stones and very attractive.
83.
Up to seven hundred and ninety Yojana above the even part of the (Ratnaprabhā) land is the lower region. The Sun is eight hundred Yojana above that even land.
84.
Similarly, the Moon is eight hundred and eighty Yojana above that even land. Thus, the expanse of the Jyotiska region, with respect to the height is one hundred and ten Yojanas.
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