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अध्याय- ४
सुपर्णकुमार, अग्निकुमार, वातकुमार, स्तनितकुमार, उदधिकुमार, द्वीपकुमार और दिक्कुमार।
The subclasses of the residential (bhavanavāsī) deva are Asurakumāra, Nāgakumāra, Vidyutkumāra, Suparṇakumāra, Agnikumāra, Vātakumāra, Stanitakumāra, Udadhikumāra, Dvīpakumāra and Dikkumāra.
Those who live in mansions are the residential (bhavanavāsī) deva. This is the common name for the first class of celestial beings. Asura, etc., are special names acquired by the fruition of the name-karma (nāmakarma). All these deva are of the same appearance (age) and nature as at birth. Still they appear as youth by their dress, ornaments, weapons, conveyance, animals they ride on, sport, etc. Hence they are designated 'kumara' by common currency. It is added to every one, as Asurakumāra, and so on. Where are their mansions? The mansions of Asurakumāra are in the pańkabahula part of Ratnaprabhā, the first infernal region. The dwelling places of the other nine subclasses are in the upper and lower strata of kharapṛthivibhāga, leaving out 1,000 yojana above and below.
The common and special names of the second class of deva are mentioned in the next sutra.
व्यन्तराः किन्नरकिम्पुरुषमहोरगगन्धर्वयक्षराक्षसभूतपिशाचाः ॥११॥
व्यन्तर देवों के आठ भेद हैं - किन्नर, किम्पुरुष, महोरग, गन्धर्व, यक्ष, राक्षस, भूत और पिशाच।
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