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jivas have two horny excrescences m front.
rafico-Pancèndriya souls are those, who possess all the five senses-viz, the sense of touch, the sense of taste, the sense of smell, the sense of sight, and the sense of hearing. Pancènciriya jîvas are of four kinds viz, 1. Nāraka arca Hellish beings, 2 Tıryanca-faria Lwer animals, brutes, 3. Mannsya everHuman beings, and 4. Devas da Celestial beings.
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Vārakās ar Hellish; Vāratās arcal-Un-amised, are 30 -called because they never like the Dravya 4 Objects; Ksetra,
Place, Kāla to Time, and Bhāva TE Conditions, in which they are placed nor do they like cach other. All the objects and surroundings in hell, are altogether disagreeable. The very nanie Nārakā m an, or Näratā TITTI, signifies that the hellish beings do not, at all, like the conditions of hell nor do they like each other.
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Tiryanoa furst Crooked,-Sub-human souls, Lower animals or Brutes,-are so-called because they adopt crooked thoughtactivities, have open indulgence in their animal passions, are in a very low position as regarıls their body position, have little knowledge, and have multifarious grave demerits.
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Manusya wote Mānuşāh hrani: Human beings (Men) are so-called because they always have discrimination, are mentally well-qualified,- strong of will-power, and are descenilal from the Manus (or Kulkaras) the leaders of men.
Manus or Kulkaras 500T are born in the Bharata and Airvata Kşetras just at the beginning of the transformation of Bhoga-Bhami or enjoyment conditions into Karma-Bhomi or work-conditions. They are sixteen in number and one follows the other after definite intervals. They instruct the people into new ways of living and hence they have been spoken of as the chief ancestors of all men.
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