Uvasaggahara Stotra Eng

Author(s): Namramuni
Publisher: Parasdham Mumbai

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Amongst the four, Bhuvanpati dev reside below the earth, Vyantar dev on earth, Jyotishi dev inhabit the sky and Vaimanik dev dwell in the outer space i.e above the sky.
Who are these celestial beings?
They are the ones, whose meritorious deeds are plentiful, bountiful and abundant. They have tremendous good luck due to which they possess special, dynamic skills and powers. For eg. they can reach any place by simply closing their eyes... just a movement of their hands can procure desirable products...those endowed with special powers are the celestial beings (devs) from heaven (devlok).
In comparison to human beings, the celestial beings in heaven are innumerable. For every single human, there are millions of celestial beings. Humans have a life span of eighty years... ninety years or maximum hundred and twenty-five years but the devs of the devlok live for thousands of years.
What is the difference between Parmatma and celestial beings?
The one, who is free from the cycle of life and death, is Parmatma.
The one who is mortal, after death takes birth again and lives a life as per the karmas is called Dev.
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