Viyahapannatti 6.5.295-299
Viyāhapannatti 6.5.295-299
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6.5.295
eesi ṇaṃ aṭṭhaṇhaṃ kaṇharāīṇaṃ aṭṭhasu ovāsaṃtaresu aṭṭha logaṃtigavimānā pannattā, taṃ jahā–1. accī 2.accīmālī 3. vairoyaṇe 4. pabhaṃkare 5. caṃdābhe 6. sūrābhe 7. sukkābhe 8. supaiṭṭhābhe, majjhe riṭṭhābhe|
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! acci-vimāne pannatte?
goyamā! uttara-puratthime ṇaṃ|
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! accimālī vimāne pannatte?
goyamā! puratthime ṇaṃ| evaṃ parivāḍīe neyavvaṃ jāva–
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! riṭṭhe vimāne pannatte?
goyamā! bahumajjhadesabhāe|
eesu ṇaṃ aṭṭhasu logaṃtiyavimānesu aṭṭhavihā logaṃtiyā devā parivasaṃti, taṃ jahā–
In the eight spaces between these eight Kṛṣṇarājis, eight Lokāntika celestial abodes are declared, namely: 1. Arci, 2. Arcimālin, 3. Vairocona, 4. Prabhāṅkara, 5. Candrābha, 6. Sūryābha, 7. Śukrābha, 8. Supratiṣṭhābha; and in the middle, Riṣṭābha.
“Where, Venerable Sir, is the Arci celestial abode declared to be?”
“Gautama! In the north-east.”
“Where, Venerable Sir, is the Arcimālin celestial abode declared to be?”
“Gautama! In the east.” Thus it should be understood in sequence up to:
“Where, Venerable Sir, is the Riṣṭa celestial abode declared to be?”
“Gautama! In the very central region.”
In these eight Lokāntika celestial abodes reside eight kinds of Lokāntika deities, namely:
6.5.296
sārassayamāiccā, vaṇhī varuṇā ya gaddatoyā ya |
tusiyā avvābāhā, aggiccā ceva riṭṭhā ya ||
The Sārasvatas and Ādityas, Vahnis, Varuṇas, and Gardatoyas,
the Tuṣitas, Avyābādhas, Āgneyas, and Riṣṭas as well.
6.5.297
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! sārassayā devā parivasaṃti?
goyamā! accimmi vimāne parivasaṃti|
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āiccā devā parivasaṃti?
goyamā! accimālimmi vimāne| evaṃ neyavvaṃ jahāṇupuvvīe jāva–
kahi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! riṭṭhā devā parivasaṃti?
goyamā! riṭṭhammi vimāne|
sārassayamāiccāṇaṃ bhaṃte! devāṇaṃ kati devā, kati devasayā pannattā?
goyamā! satta devā, satta devasayā parivāro pannatto|
vaṇhī–varuṇāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ cauddasa devā, cauddasa devasahassā parivāro pannatto| gaddatoya–tusiyāṇaṃ devāṇaṃ satta devā, satta deva-sahassā parivāro pannatto| avasesāṇaṃ nava devā, nava devasayā parivāro pannatto|
"Where, Venerable Sir, do the Sārasvata gods reside?"
"Gautama, they reside in the Arcī celestial abode."
"Where, Venerable Sir, do the Āditya gods reside?"
"Gautama, in the Arcīmālī celestial abode." In this manner it should be understood in order up to:
"Where, Venerable Sir, do the Riṣṭa gods reside?"
"Gautama, in the Riṣṭa celestial abode."
"Of the Sārasvata and Āditya gods, Venerable Sir, how many gods, how many hundreds of gods are stated [as their retinue]?"
"Gautama, seven gods [and] a retinue of seven hundred gods are stated.
Of the Vahni and Varuṇa gods, fourteen gods [and] a retinue of fourteen thousand gods are stated. Of the Gardatoya and Tuṣita gods, seven gods [and] a retinue of seven thousand gods are stated. Of the remaining, nine gods [and] a retinue of nine hundred gods are stated."
6.5.298
paḍhama-jugalammi sattao, sayāṇi bīyammi cauddasasahassā |
taie sattasahassā, nava ceva sayāṇi sesesu ||
"Seven hundred in the first pair, fourteen thousand in the second,
seven thousand in the third, and nine hundred in the remaining."
6.5.299
logaṃtigavimānā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃpaiṭṭhiyā pannattā?
goyamā! vāupaiṭṭhiyā pannattā| evaṃ neyavvaṃ vimānāṇa paiṭṭhāṇaṃ, bāhulluccattameva saṃṭhāṇaṃ, baṃbhaloya-vattavvayā neyavvā jāva–
loyaṃtiyavimānesu ṇaṃ bhaṃte! savve pāṇā bhūyā jīvā sattā puḍhavikāiyattāe, āukāiyattāe, teukāiyattāe, vāukāiyattāe, vaṇapphaikāiyattāe, devattāe, devittāe uvavannapuvvā?
haṃtā goyamā! asaiṃ aduvā anaṃtakkhutto, no ceva ṇaṃ devittāe|
logaṃtiya devāṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevaiyaṃ kālaṃ ṭhitī pannattā?
goyamā! aṭṭha sāgarovamāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā|
logaṃtiyavimānehiṃto ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevatiyaṃ abāhāe logaṃte pannatte?
goyamā! asaṃkhejjāiṃ joyaṇasahassāiṃ abāhāe logaṃte pannatte|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|
"On what, Venerable Sir, are the Lokāntika celestial abodes stated to be supported?"
"Gautama, they are stated to be supported on wind. Thus should be understood the support of the celestial abodes, their thickness, height, and shape; the exposition of the Brahmaloka is to be understood up to:
'In the Lokāntika celestial abodes, Venerable Sir, were all breathing beings, existing beings, living beings, and sentient entities previously born as earth-bodied beings, water-bodied beings, fire-bodied beings, wind-bodied beings, plant-bodied beings, as gods, or as goddesses?'
'Yes, Gautama, many times or infinitely many times, but not as goddesses.'
'For how long a time, Venerable Sir, is the lifespan duration of the Lokāntika gods stated to be?'
'Gautama, the lifespan duration is stated to be eight sāgaropamas.'
'At what distance, Venerable Sir, is the end of the universe stated to be from the Lokāntika celestial abodes?'
'Gautama, the end of the universe is stated to be at a distance of incalculable thousands of yojanas.'
'So it is, Venerable Sir! So it is, Venerable Sir!'"
Translations (3)
- Viyāhapannatti: Hindi translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2019) — Hindi
- Viyāhapannatti: Gujarati translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2020) — Gujarati
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (2)
- Viyāhapannatti: ṭīkānusārī vivecana — Muni Dīparatnasāgara 2000, Gujarati
- Bhagavatīvṛtti — Abhayadeva Sūri, Sanskrit