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BOOK 2, LECTURE 2.
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of (good) Karman, born in one of the regions of the gods. Among very beautiful, very splendid, very excellent, very glorious, very strong, very powerful, very happy (gods), they become very beautiful, very splendid, &c., gods?; their breasts shining with necklaces; their arms encumbered with bracelets and armrings; wearing ear-ornaments 2 which play on their cheeks, and earrings which hang down to the bracelets on their upper arms; wearing various ornaments on their hands; their crowns adorned with gay wreaths; putting on highly perfumed, excellent clothes; using beautiful, excellent garlands and ointments; their splendid body ornamented with a long down-reaching garland; having divine colours, touches, constitution (of the body), and rank; lighting up and illumining all ten quarters (of the universe) with their divine beauty, splendour, lustre, brightness, brilliancy, and light; beautiful when they go, beautiful when they rest, and happy also in the time to come.
(The conduct described in the preceding) part is worthy, pure, (&c., see § 57, all down to) it is thoroughly true, and good.
This is the explanation of the second subject, viz. merit. (74)
Now the explanation of the third subject, viz. the mixed state, is as follows:
Here in the East, West, North, and South there are some such men as have few desires, few undertakings, few possessions, righteous men, men
1 The following description contains passages recurring in the Kalpa Sætra, $$ 14, 15.
? Karnapitha.
