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of thick dense highly compressed air of the density of thick clarified butter, encircling the Ghanodadhi. The sixth, seventh and eighth deva-lukas are supported by a conibination of Ghanodadhi and Ghana-vata. The remaining deva-lokas and their Vimanas are supported by 3194 Akāśa, Clear space.
Height, Age-limit, and Sexual Desires of Celestial Beings.
Bodies of celestial beings are of various heights. The age-limit of their existence as gods, varies in different deva-lokas. The sexual desires of various kinds of celestial beings are fulfilled in various ways. A statement of heights, age-limit, and the ways of acomplishing sexual desires, is given in the following Table:
TABLE.
Kind of gods
Height
Bhuvana-pati
7 hands
Vyantara Jyotisk Saudharma Isana Sanat Kumāra Mābendra Brahma Lāntaka Sukra Sahasrara Anat Pranat Arana Aoyuta Nine Graivèyakas Five Anuttara
7 hands 7 hands 7 hands 6 hands 6 hands 5 bands 5 hands 4 hands 4 bands 3 hands 3 hands 3 bands 3 hands 3 hands 2 bands 1 hands
Maximum Sexual
Age-limit Enjoyment Ságaropam + | Bodily sexual
enjoyment One Palyopam | like human One Palyop + } beings Two Sāgaropm Two Sāgaras + 7 Sagaras By Touch 7 Săguras + By Touch 10 Sāgaras Sight of beauty 14 Sāgaras Sigbt of beauty 17 Sāgaras Hearing songs 18 Sāgaras Hearing songs. 19 Sāgaras 20 Sāgaras
By mind only 21 Sagaras 22 Sāgaras Devoid of Mani31 Sāgaras fest Sensual 33 Sagaras pleasures.
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