Tattvartha Sutram

Author(s): Adishwarprasad Jain
Publisher: Adishwar Jain

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Tatyariha Sutram
SUTRA 7 कायप्रवीचागमाऐगानात् ।। ७ ।
Kaya pravichara Aaaishanat. Up to Isana (or the 2nd beaten, celestial beings which include all Residential, Peripatetic and Stellar celestial beings) have bodily sexual enjoyment (like human beings)
SUTRA & शेपा स्पर्गन्पगमन प्रवीचारा ः ॥ ८ ॥ Shesah sparsha rupa shabda manah pravicharab
The others have the sexual enjoyment by means of touch, sight of beauty sound and mind (as follows)
In 3rd and 4th heavens by touch only In 5, 6, 7, and 8th „ „ sight only In 9, 10, 11, and 12th „ „sound only as songs, etc In 13, 14, 15 and 16th , , mind only
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Pareapravi charah The remaining (celestial beings are without sexual desire (There are no goddesses there. Beyond tbe 16th heaven there is only the male sex
SUTRA 10 भवनवानिनोज्नुग्नागविद्युत्नुपर्णाग्निवातस्तनितोदधि द्वीपदिकुमारा ॥ १० ॥ Bhavana vasino asurnaga vidyut suparnagni vata stanito
dadbidvpa dikkumarah (The 10 classes of ) Residential celestial beings (are) AsuraLumara, Naga, Vidyuta, Suparna, Agni, Vata, Stanta, Udadhi, Dvipa and Dik Kumara
They are called Kumaras, because their lives and babits are likt of yourhs of under 20 who are called kumaras