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b. (c) The Eternal Bliss. Thaittriya Upanishad has enumerated step by step and has explained the greatest Bliss of the Eternal spirit in chapter 8 of Brahmananda Valli. "Behold this exposition of the Bliss to which Ye shall hearken. Let there be a young man excellent and lovely in his youth, a great student; iet him have fair manners and a most firm heart and great strength of body and let all this wide earth be full of wealth for his enjoying. That is the measure of bliss (1) of the one human being. Now a hundred and hundredfold of the human measure of bliss is the one bliss (2) of men that have become angels in heaven. And this is the bliss of the Veda-wise whose soul the blight of desire touches not. A hundred and hundredfold of this measure of divine angelic bliss is one bliss (3) of the angels in heaven. A hundred and hundred foid of this measure of divine angelic bliss is one bliss (4) of the fathers whose world of heaven is their world for ever. A hundred and hundred foid of this measure of bliss of Father is one biiss (5) of the Devaas who are born as Gods in heaven. A hundred and hundredfold of this measure of bliss of the Devaas is one bliss (6) of the Devaas of work who are Karma Devaas who for the strength of their deeds depart and are in heaven. A hundred and hundredfold of this measure of bliss of the Karma Devas is one bliss (7) of Indra the king of the Devas in heaven. A hundred and hundredfold of this mont of this bliss of Indra is one bliss (8) of Brihaspathithe priest of the Devaas. A hundred and hundredfold of this wiezłsure of the bliss of Brihaspathiisthebjissof(9) Prajapathi oma. (This bliss is called Brahamanandharm. A hundred and hundredfold of this measure of Prajapathi's bliss is one bliss (10) of the Eternal spirit. And this is the bliss of the Vodawise whose soul the blight of desire touches not; 59