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THE KALPAS
position. These are not transverse like the stellar bodies. Nor are these in an uneven manner like the habitations of the Peripatetic devas. It is described 'one above the other'. What are these? These are kalpas.
If so, in how many celestial cars (kalpavimānas) do these devas reside?
सौधर्मेशानसानत्कुमारमाहेन्द्रब्रह्मब्रह्मोत्तरलान्तवकापिष्ठशुक्र
महाशुक्रशतारसहस्रारेष्वान तप्राणतयोरारणाच्युतयोर्नवसु ग्रैवेयकेषु विजयवैजयन्तजयन्तापराजितेषु सर्वार्थसिद्धौ च ॥ १९ ॥
Saudharmaiśanasānatkumāramahendrabrahma brahmottaralāntavakāpiṣṭhaśukramakāśūkraśatāra
sahasrareṣvānataprāṇatayorāraṇācyutayornavasu
graiveyakeşu vijayavaijayantajayantāparājiteṣu sarvarthasiddhau ca
(19)
19. In Saudharma, Aiśāna,Sānatkumāra, Mahendra, Brahma, Brahmottara, Lantava, Kapiṣṭha, Sukra, Mahāśukra, Satāra, Sahasrara, in Anata, Pranata, Arana, Acyuta, in Navagriveyakas, in Vijaya, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, Aparajita and in Sarvarthasiddhi also.
That which has
How are Saudharma and the rest called kalpas? These are called kalpas by the addition of the suffix 'an' with four meanings or naturally. How are these the names of the lords ? Naturally or by association. How is it? It is as follows. Sudharma is the name of the council chamber. this chamber in it is called Saudharma Kalpa. Here the suffix 'an' in the sense of 'it is in this' is added. The lord who is associated with this kalpa is also called Saudharma. Īsāna is the natural name of the lord. That which is the habitation of Īsāna is Aiśāna. The suffix 'an' in the sense of 'his habitation' is used here. By association with it the lord also is called Aisana. Sanatkumara is the natural name of the lord. 'An' is used in the sense of his habitation'. Sānatkumāra Kalpa. By association with it the lord also is called Sanatkumāra. Mahendra is the natural name of the lord. The kalpa which is his habitation is Mahendra. By association with it the lord also is called Mahendra. Similarly it must be understood with
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