Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATI SUTRA
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are those of the Yaksas; Bhima and Mahābhima are those of Rākşasas ; Kinnara and Kimpuruşa are those of the Kinnaras ; Satpurusa and Mahāpurusa are those of Kimpurusas, Atikāya and Mahālāya are those of the Mahoragas ; and Gitarati and Gitayasa are those of the Gandhakāyas or (Gandharvas)? Pūrṇabhadra and Māņibhadra are also mentioned as the Ajēvika gods. Their sexual desire, conditions of soul and karman are like those of the Bhavanavāsi gods.
Jyotiskas
The Jyotiskas consist of five classes of gods, viz. suns, moons, planets, Naksatras and fixed stars. Two gods rule over them viz. the moon and the sun. They have been dealt with in the sixth chapter in connection with the topic Astronomy'.
Vaimānikas
There are stated to be two classes of the Vaimānikas, viz. Kal popapan nas (residents of kal pas) and Kalpātītas (abodeless). The first group lives in the twelve Kalpas, viz. Saudharma upto Acyutakalpa as mentioned in the second section of the ninth chapter. The duration of life power, enjoyment, happiness, splendour, purity of the leśyās, strength of the senses, the sphere of activity of the avadhi-jñāna of the resident gods of each Kalpa, is increasing in each case, but the circumference of sphere of their travelling, the size of body, the possession and pride are growing less. There are different grades of these gods. One Indra rules over each of the group of these gods, for instance, Sakra, rules over Saudharma-Kalpa and Tšānas over Aisanakalpa.
Kalpātīta
The Kalpātītas are the gradeless gods having auspicious leśyās but no carnal desire in the slightest degree. They are
i Bhs, 3, 8, 169. 8 16, 3, 8, 169; 17, 7, 473.
Ib, 3, 1, 131.
Ib, 15, 1, 554. 4 16, 2, 7, 115,