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etc. are chiefly found in them. These acts too are found in lesser measure in higher and higher Devas.
Further, the motivating causes of laughter, liking quasi-passions are found in greater measure; hence, the acts of these passions are predominant. And the causes of disliking, sorrow, fear, disgust, quasi-passions are less; hence, the acts of these passions are not predominant. And the rise of female sex-passion and male sexpassion is also found and the cause of dalliance is also present, so they enjoy copulation; these passions too are feeble in the higher and higher Devas. The sexual desire is absent in the Ahmindras (SelfGods) due to feebleness of sex-passion.
In this way, the celestial beings too have passions and anguish is caused by the passions only.
And as the degree of passions in Devas is of lesser measure; accordingly, the degree of misery is also less. That is why they are said to be happy in comparison to others. In spiritual sense the passions are alive; hence, they are only unhappy.
In Vedaniya Karma the rise of Sata Vedania is more. There also it is less in the three (residential, peripatetic and stellar) classes of Devas and is found in increasingly greater measure in higher & higher Vaimanikas (heavenly Gods). The association of favourite state of body, goddesses (wives), palaces, etc. is found there. And rarely due to some reason somewhat rise of Asata Vedaniya is also found. It is found somewhat manifested also in the lower classes of Devas, but it is not found manifested more apparently in the higher class of Devas. And Ayu (life-time) is very long. The minimum lifetime is ten thousand years and maximum is thirty-one Sagaras. Without attaining the right path of liberation no one can have more Ayu (life-time) than this. So, for such a long period they (the Devas) remain engrossed in the carnal pleasures. And the rise of all (Punya) auspicious prakritis of Name-karma like Devagati etc. is found there; hence, are the causes, of happiness. And in Gotrakarma, there exists the rise of Uchcha Gotra only, hence, they hold respectable position.
Thus, owing to the speciality of the rise of Punya Karmas they possess the association of agreeable things and due to rise of passions the carnal desire is found. Therefore, they are found engrossed in
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