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हृषीकजमनातङ्कं दीर्घकालोपलालितम् ।
नाके नाकौकसां सौख्यं नाके नाकौकसामिव ॥
Verse 5
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The residents of the heavens enjoy happiness that appertains to the senses, free from disruptions, lasts for an exceedingly long period of time and has no parallel outside the heavens.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Devas are born in special beds (upapada) and possess transformable bodies. Just like the rising of the sun, they get to the auspicious completion (paryapti) of organs and capacities within 48 minutes (antarmuhurta) of their birth. Completion is of six kinds - taking in of the molecules to form the body, development of the body, development of the sense organs, development of the respiratory organs, development of the organ of speech, and development of the mind. Other devas flock to celebrate the arrival of a new deva with music and beating of drums. Elated with his glory, the deva, through the power of clairvoyance, recollects his past virtuous deeds because of which he has acquired such a status. Extolling the virtues of the true religion, he goes to worship Lord Jina with sacred substances.
Heavenly beings, up to those born in the sixteen heavens derive extreme happiness by attending to and celebrating with gusto the five most auspicious and principal events (pañcakalyāṇaka) in the life of the World Teacher (Tirthankara).
Acarya Umasvami's Tattvärthasūtra and its commentary, Sarvarthasiddhi by Acarya Pujyapada, have ascertained that the
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