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By reason of pursuing vows and austeritics 16 virtuous ac tion, the attainment of heaven ( for a person) is better than that of the hell, so that no suffering may exist (in his life) (Truc it is that because of perpetraung vicious dolions,there will be suffering (für the person in the hell (It may be noted that there is a vast difference between the persons waiting on account of having stayed in the coolness of) a covered place and in the heat of the scorching sun The abundant kingly prosperity of the emperor which has been extolled by the Vidyadharas , gods and men through the rows of their folded hands(for salutation), is undoubtedly achieved ( by virtue of auspicious psychical states resulung in good mental tcnsioris), but awakening which follows a spiritual person is not achieved thereby Having stayed at the proper place there (in the abode of celestial beings through auspicious psychical states resulting in good mental tension), the celestial beings who have come out of their abode after completing their age, take human birth in that human birth, they give rise to attachment to worldly pleasures Having enjoyed human gains according to his own age, having experienced pure spiritual awakening by virtue of having comprehended real spiritualism in some previous life, having known the four constituents of spiritual development which are difficult to be attained, having adopted self-restraint, having annihilated the remaining parts of Karmas through austerity, the person who has taken human birth becomes spiritually perfect for ever
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-I luman beings moving in the sky by means of supernormal powers 1) Buth in human form, 2) Spiritual comprehension, 3) Resolute faith in spiritualty, and 4) Vitality for practising self-restraint
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