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THE LORDS OF THE FIRST TWO ORDERS OF DEVAS
lords', as in saptaparna (a seven-leaved tree) and aştāpada! (an eight-footed animal). It is as follows. First with regard to the Residential devas, camara and Vairocana are the two lords of Asurakumāras, Dharana and Bhūtānanda of Nāgakumāras, Harisimha and Harikānta of Vidyutkumāras, Venudeva and Venudhāri of Suparnakumāras, Agniśikha and Agnimānava of Agnikumāras, Vailamba and Prabhañjana of Vātakumāras, Sughoșa and Mahāghoşa of Stanitakumāras, Jalakānta and Jalaprabha of udadhikumāras, Pūrna and Visişta of Dvipakumāras, and Amitagati and Amitavāhana of Dikkumāras. Among the Peripatetic devas also Kinnara and Kimpuruşa are the lords of Kinnaras, Satpurusa and Mahapuruşa of Kimpuruşas, Atikāya and Mahākāya of Mahoragas, Gitarati and Gitayaśa of Gandharvas, Pūrnabhadra and Manibhadra of Yakşas, Bhima and Mahābhima of Rākşasas, Pratirūpa and Apratirūpa of Bhūtas, and Kāla and Mahākāla of Pišācas.
कायप्रवीचारा आ ऐशानात्
Kāyapravicārā ā aišānāt 7. Up to Aiśāna Kalpa they enjoy copulation.
Pravicāra is copulation (sexual union). Kāyena means bodily. An denotes limit. The words are given separately and not in a compound for the sake of clarity. The Residential devas and others up to those in Aiśānakalpa enjoy sexual pleasure like human beings, as they are actuated by karmas causing affliction and uneasiness. What is the nature of happiness of the others ?
शेषाः स्पर्शरूपशब्दमनःप्रवीचाराः
Sesāḥ sparsarūpaśabdamanaḥpravicārāḥ (8) 8. The others derive pleasure by touch, sight, sound and thought.
Seșa means the others. Who are the others ? Kalpavāsi devas. Sparsa, rūpa, Sabda and mana form a dvandva compound
i Saptaparna is the name of a tree having bunches of seven leaves. Astăpada (octopede: an eight-footed animal) is the name of a fabulous animal having eight legs. These two words are given as illustrative words to explain the compound dcindra.
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