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Tattvārthasūtra
highest pleasure by looking at the charming and lovely forms, merriment, and the beautiful and attractive attire of the devi. In Śukra, Mahāśukra, Satāra and Sahasrāra kalpa, the deva derive the highest enjoyment by listening to the sweet songs, the gentle laughter, the lovely words and the pleasant sounds of the ornaments of their devi. In Anata, Pranata, Arana and Acyuta kalpa the deva get the utmost pleasure just by thinking of their devī.
What is the nature of pleasures of the rest?
परेऽप्रवीचाराः ॥९॥
सोलहवें कल्प से आगे के देव काम-सेवन रहित हैं। (उनके कामेच्छा उत्पन्न ही नहीं होती तो फिर उसके प्रतिकार से क्या प्रयोजन?)
The rest do not indulge in copulation - they are without pravicāra.
The word 'para' means all the remaining deva or celestial beings. The word ‘apravīcāra' indicates much higher kind of happiness. Copulation (pravīcāra) is merely a palliative for pain; it only provides temporary relief. In the absence of pain or uneasiness, the remaining deva enjoy much higher kind of happiness incessantly. What are the ten subclasses of deva of the first class (nikāya)?
भवनवासिनोऽसुरनागविद्युत्सुपर्णाग्निवातस्तनितोदधि
द्वीपदिक्कुमाराः ॥१०॥
भवनवासी देवों के दस भेद हैं - असुरकुमार, नागकुमार, विद्युत्कुमार,
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