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Abodes of Kilbisika Dévas
In the Déva-lokas, the Kilbişika Dévas have their abodes at three places viz i Below the Saudharma Déva-loka 2 Below the Išāna Déva-loka, and 3 Below the Sixth Déva-loka (as shown above by (k) The Kilbişika gods are of the lowest class They do menial work. They are generally despised and shunned..
Lokāntika Dévas
Lokāntika Dévas have their nine abodes in the Krişna-rāji (a row of a black layer of sa-cita (full of living matter) and a-cita (free from living matter) earth) in the Arista pavement of the Fifth Déva-loka Lokanitika gods are very chaste and durning their next life, they attain Moksa (Liberation). One year before the Dikşā Kāla (time of renunciation) of every Tirthankara, they go to the Tirthankara and remind him to give gifts of Vārşika-dāna (gifts of one year's duration) to poor and needy persons, and to renounce all worldly pleasures. These gods have their habitations near the end of the Loka (world of living beings) and hence they are called Lokāntika Dévas
Nava Graivéyaka Dévas
The nine vimāns (aerial cars) of the Nava Graivéyaka gods are arranged in three rows of three vimāns each, one above the other, located in the Neck portion of an imaginary figure of a Man standing with his feet wide apart and with his arms rbent at the elbow resting on the waist, with which the configuration of the Cauda Rāja Loka or Cauda Rajju Loka or the Universe bears a close resemblance. They are called Graivéyaka, because they are situated in the grivā or neck.
(k) Abodes of Kilbişika gods.
