Human Bliss(hB) is defined as the highest unit of human Bliss, possessed by a young person, healthy, strong, intelligent, educated with all the wealth of the world at his command. If he/she is also happy, their bliss may be measured as one unit of hB (human Bliss).
The Bliss of Gandharvas (earthly musicians & dancers) is one hundred times hB (human Bllis) or eG Bliss = hB X 10 squared.
The Bliss of Celestial Gandharvas (cG) (celestial musicians & dancers) is one hundred times eG = hB X 10 to the power of 4.
The Bliss of Deceased Ancestors is 100 times the Bliss of cG or hB X 10 to the power of 6.
The Bliss of Devas is 100 times the Bliss of Deceased Ancestors or hB X 10 to the power of 8.
The Bliss of Karma Devas is 100 times the Bliss of Devas or hB X 10 to the power of 10.
The Bliss of Ruling Devas is 100 times the Bliss of Karma Devas or hB X 10 to the power of 12.
The Bliss of Indra, King of Heaven, is 100 times the Bliss of the Ruling Devas or hB X 10 to the power of 14.
The Bliss of Brihaspathi, the Guru of the Devas, is 100 times the Bliss of Indra or hB X 10 to the power of 16.
The Bliss of Prajapati, Lord of creation, is 100 times the Bliss of Brihaspati or hB X 10 to the power of 18.
The Bliss of Brahma, is 100 times the Bliss of Prajapati or hB X 10 to the power of 20. But no less joy than Brahma has the seer to whom the self has been revealed & who is without craving.
This highest Divine Bliss may be presumed to be enjoyed by seers like Sri Ramakrishna & Sri Ramana Maharshi. The Bliss of these is the highest human Bliss X 10 to the power of 20! Similar comparison of highest human Bliss & Divine Bliss are also explicit in "The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna."
(The exact meaning of terms like Karma Devas & Ruling Devas vary from text to text. They can be inferred to be gradations.)
Abstracted from "The Upanishads" by Swami Prabhavananda.
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