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The Indras of the five Anuttara Vimāns have a range of vision extending from the top of the flag on their Vimana in the upward direction to the lowest limit of the whole ster Loka, Universe.
The Previous Birth of Celestial Beings. 22 In accordance with the inflexible law "
ģ T #TT Å SET JaFyr-Jar ldsaā marai tan lèsad uvajjai"-Individuals are born with the same leśyas with which they die", the celestial beings have various grades according to the làśyās with which they are born.
Grades of Celestial Beings. The four classes of celestial beings have the following ten grades:1. Free Indra, Powerful and of supreme authority like a king. 2. Earfors Sāmānika, Powerful but not authoritative like the
Indra, but like a father or a teacher. 3. nf Pārişad, Members of an assembly or council; courtiers. 4. THEY Atma-rakşaka, Body-guards. 5. 1997 Loka-pāla, Protectors of the people-Guardians of the
world. 6. Hat Anika, The army; troops. 7. Tindra Prakirnaka, Miscellaneous gods. 8. moratra Abbi-yogya, The diligent class. That grade of
celestial beings who transform themselves as conveyances
as a horse, a lion, a swan, etc for the other grades. 9. Arifty Trayantrisa, Like ministers or priests. They are
so-oalled because they are 33 in number. 10. fefeform Kilbişika, A kind of the lowest grade of gods performing the meanest action.
Agati art of Celestial Beings. 23. The wrofa āgati,-the previous births after which tho celestial beings are born-as gods during their divine existence is described in the undermentioned verses.
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