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purity in thought colouration, capacity of the senses and range of clairvoyance.
Q.IV.20.2 A.IV.20.2
What is meant by lifespan? Owing to the fruition of life karma acquired by one, the soul's association with the body in a particular birth is called lifespan.
Q.IV.20.3 A.IV.20.3
What is meant by power? Capacity to confer benefits or inflict misery's on others is called power.
Q.IV.20.4 A.IV.20.4
What is meant by happiness? To experience sensual pleasures is called happiness.
Q.IV.20.5 A.IV.20.5
What is meant by brilliance? The splendour of body, dresses and the ornaments is called brilliance.
Q.IV.20.6 A.IV.20.6
What is meant by purity of thought colouration? It is the purity level of thoughts.
Q.IV.20.7 A.IV.20.7
What are the subjects of senses and the clairvoyance? The subjects of the senses (touch, taste, colour, smell) and the subject of clairvoyance knowledge (concrete objects) are the subjects of senses and clairvoyance.
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VFk% Meaning:
xfr&'kj hj &ifj xgkfHkekurks ghuk% IV.21
Gati- ar ra-parigrah bhim nato h n h xfr] 'kjhj] ifj xg vkg vflkeku dh vi{kk Åij& Åij ds no ghu gå (But) there is decrease with regard to motion (visit to different regions), height or stature, attachment or possessions and pride or ego.
Q.IV.21.1
What are the attributes which keep on decreasing in the higher locations of the heavenly beings? Motion, stature, attachment and pride decrease in the higher locations of the heavenly beings.
A.IV.21.1
Q.IV.21.2 A.IV.21.2
What is meant by motion? Motion is the cause of the movement from one place to another.
Q.IV.21.3 A.IV.21.3
What is the meaning of ar ra' in the aphorism? It means the protean or transformable body'.
Q.IV.21.4 A.IV.21.4
What is the discriminating feature of protean body? A protean body can be easily transformed in various sizes and shapes by its owner. What is meant by attachment? It is the fondness for worldly objects due to the fruition of greed.
Q.IV.21.5 A.IV.21.5
Q.IV.21.6
What is the meant by pride / egotism?
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