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अध्याय- ४
कायप्रवीचारा आ ऐशानात् ॥७॥
ऐशान तक के देव (अर्थात् भवनवासी, व्यन्तर, ज्योतिषी और पहले तथा दूसरे कल्प के देव) शरीर से काम - सेवन करते हैं।
Up to Aiśāna kalpa, the celestial beings, indulge in bodily copulation (pravīcāra).
‘Pravīcāra' is copulation (sexual union ). 'Kāya' means bodily. The residential (bhavanavāsī) deva, and others, up to those in Aiśāna kalpa enjoy bodily sexual pleasure like human beings, as they are actuated by karmas causing affliction and uneasiness.
What is the nature of pleasures of the deva beyond the Aiśāna kalpa?
शेषाः स्पर्शरूपशब्दमन: प्रवीचाराः ॥८ ॥
शेष देव, देवियों के स्पर्श से, रूप देखने से, शब्द सुनने से और मन से काम - सेवन करते हैं।
The others indulge in 'pravicara' through touch (sparsa), sight (rūpa), sound (śabda) and thought (mana).
Who are the others ? Kalpavāsī deva. How are these to be taken ? Without contradicting the authority of the Scripture. Why is 'pravicara' mentioned again? It is in order to convey what is intended. What is it that does not contradict the Scripture? In Sānatkumāra and Mahendra kalpa the deva as well as the devi (wives, celestial women) derive the highest pleasure by mere touch of the body. The deva of Brahma, Brahmottara, Läntava and Kāpiṣṭha kalpa experience the
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