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The body hues of the gods of the Sanatkumāra, Mahendra and Brahmaloka kalpa heavens are lotus coloured. The gods of the heavens beyond (the Brhamloka kalpa) are of white body hue.
The noble gods of the Saudharma and Īsānakalpa heavens are of the colour of heated radiant gold while those of the next three (Sanatkumāra, Mahendra and Brahmaloka) kalpas have the complexion like that of a lotus flower. THE HEIGHTS AND STATURES OF GODS
The heights of the Bhavana, Vāṇavyantara and Jyotiska gods equals seven Ratnis. O' Pretty one! now listen to the description of the statures of the noble Kalpapati gods.
The noble gods of the Saudharma and Īsāna kalpa heavens are seven Ratnis tall. The statures of the gods in each of the next five pairs of Kalpa heavens are equal while they reduce by one Ratni in each subsequent pair.
The Graiveyaka heavens have gods with statures of two Ratnis and the gods of the Anuttaravimāna heavens have body-statures of one Ratni only.
The life-durations of the gods increases as we go from one Kalpa to the next higher one while the heights of the Vimānas reduce by one eleventh from one Kalpa to the next higher one.
The height of a Vimana and the thickness of its ground equal three thousand and two hundred Yojanas.
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