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3. Sattabhava-They are always engrossed in Sānanda Samadhi.
4. Sangasamgi-They are always deep in Asmita Samādhi which is the highest form of samprajñāta sàmādhi.
They are free from Bhavananyasa i. e. they do not live in built up houses. They depend on themselves alone and do not rest on any outside power. They live one above the other and not one by the side of the other. One above the other are also known by the name of svapratistha i. e. they have controlled pradhana or mulaprakṛti. Their term of life is till the end of the present creation. All these Devas live within the Triloka and therefore they are naturally within the pale of Samsara.
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The foregoing account shows that the devas as described above are all within the sphere of kliṣṭakarma. They are not outside the jurisdiction of Ignorance or Avidya. It is also clear how gradually they rise up the ladder of evolution.
In the lowest heaven, the attainment also is very low, though those attainments only are desired by ordinary human beings.
The will power and siddhis are coveted by ordinary men interested in sense enjoyment. These devas are full of Kamabhava and surrounded by nymphs or Apsaras.
This heaven is lower heaven and is not a place for higher spiritual activities. People who came upto the level have to go back to earth after the punya or virtue is exhausted.1 We have seen this in connection with Vedic studies.
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The second heaven contains Devas who attain higher yogic powers-higher than Astasiddhis. They can control the Mahabhatas. It is in this stage that they can become free from kāma (worldly desire) and therefore depend on worldly food and live on meditation. Naturally they live longer. Of the three Brahmalokas, the lowest is Janaloka. They two live on medita
1. धांगों पुराये मर्त्यलोक विशन्ति ।
