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DEVENDRASTAVA : 47
LIFE-DURATIONS OF THE JYOTIŞKA GODS
159.
The life-durations of the Suns is said to be of the order of one thousand Palyopama years each and those of the Moons is said to be somewhat more than one hundred thousand Palyopama years each.
160.
The life-spans of the planets is one Palyopama years each, for the constellations they are half a Palyopama years each and those of the Stars is one fourth of a Palyopama years each.
161.
The minimum life durations of the Jyotiska gods is said to be one eighth of a Playopama years and the maximum lifeduration is somewhat more than one hundred thousand Palyopama years.
TWELVE INDRAS OF THE KALPA-VAIMĀNIKA GODS
162.
I have, thus, given the descriptions of the Bhavanpati, Vā pavyantara and Jyotiska gods. Now, I shall give the description of twelve greatly affluent Kalpapati Indras.
163.
They are - the first is Saudharmapati, the second īsānapati, then (the third is) Sanatkumāra, and the fourth (KalpapatiVaimanika Indra) is Māhendra.
164.
Here (in the Kalpa-Vaimānika heavens), the fifth Indra is Brahma, the sixth is Lāntaka, the seventh is Mahāśukra and the eighth Devendra (king of gods) is Sahasrāra.
165.
The ninth is Anata, the tenth is Prāṇata, Ārana is the eleventh and the twelfth (Kalpa-Vaimānika) Devendra (king of gods) is Acyuta.
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