Valmiki related:--After the sages Vasishtha and Viswamitra had taken their seats in the court hall, there met the groups of celestials and siddhas of air, and the monarch of earth and chiefs of men.
The open air being the receptacle of sounds, the aerial abodes of celestials are incessantly infested by the sounds and cries of peoples rising upwards from the nether world).
The celestials hearing these his words added further.
Celestials and the Titan brood Protect thee in thy solitude, And haunt the mighty wood to bless The wanderer in his hermit dress.
The Empire of the Celestials was made the focal point of a great propaganda, openly espoused by the Emperor.
Few coastal towns in China possess a greater percentage of Celestials than England's city at the tip end of the Malay peninsula and abutting on the equator.
And not only do the bodies of these celestialsretain still the image of the earthly life, but the bent of their minds is the same, the set and drift of their thoughts following the old directions.
Earth's exodus is heaven's genesis, and what we call the end celestials call the beginning.
And the celestials also, having witnessed that most wonderful encounter between Phalguna and the Kurus, were highly delighted, and went to their respective abodes, reflecting upon Partha's feats.
And the celestials came there, each on his own car, desirous of beholding the efficacy of their weapons in human warfare, and for witnessing also the fierce and mighty combat that would take place when Bhishma and Arjuna would meet.
And beholding that extraordinary feat of his, the celestialsapplauded him highly.
And all the celestials and the Siddhas, and all the foremost of sages came there to behold that encounter between Arjuna and the Kurus.
That youth who on a single car had vanquished all celestials and men, is now, alas, the dancing master of king Virata's daughter.
And, O king, the Kauravas and other lords of earth always waited upon him like slaves, as the celestials upon Kuvera.
I am known among human beings and celestials by the name of Jishnu, because I am unapproachable and incapable of being kept down, and a tamer of adversaries and son of the slayer of Paka.
Who was my ally while engaged in the terrific conflict at Khandava against so many celestials and Danavas?
And there came athletes from all quarters by thousands, like hosts of celestialsto the abode of Brahma or of Siva to witness that festival.
Who was my ally when I fought, on behalf of the lord of the celestials against the mighty Nivatakavachas and the Paulomas!
I swear unto thee by Truth, by my brothers, and by morality, that I will slay Kichaka even as the lord of the celestials slew Vritra.
And then, filled with wrath, the Matsya king spoke unto Kanka seated there like a celestial and looking like the lord of celestials surrounded by the Martus.
And all the celestials with Indra, stationed in the firmament, gazed with wonder upon another celestial weapon hurled with great force by that wonderful archer Arjuna.
Indeed, I dwelt in various regions, adored by all the celestials, and possessed of prowess and splendour equal unto those of the celestials themselves.
But Arjuna and Krishna, fearless and invincible in battle, beholding Sakra and the other celestialsprepared for fight, calmly waited, bows in hands.
And many Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras, followed the monarch who was like unto the king of the celestials seated on the back of a proud elephant.
And the ranger of the skies making the worlds dark with the dust raised by the hurricane of his wings, overwhelmed the celestials with it.
And so also in the race of Manu were born many mighty car-warriors like unto the celestials themselves, who by their number swelled the Aila dynasty into gigantic proportions.
The mighty flames of the blazing fire reaching the firmament, caused great anxiety to the celestials themselves.
And as regards the mass of the celestials and the Rishis, they turned their faces towards all directions as Tilottama walked round them.
And the lord of the celestials of a hundred sacrifices, having come to know of this, became very much alarmed and sought the protection of the vow- observing Kasyapa.
He was a worthy king and hath left behind him five heroic sons equal unto the celestials themselves.
And the Rishi said, 'Those celestials that thou shall summon by this Mantra shall certainly approach thee and give thee children.
The celestials replied, 'The mortals have all become immortal.
Placing themselves under Vritra and arming themselves with diverse weapons they pursued the celestials with Indra at their head in all directions.
O sinless one, these all, equal to the celestials themselves, behold with their eyes what Is written in the Vedas, and describe virtue as the foremost duty!
Skanda replied, 'You gentlemen of great ascetic wealth (tell me) what Indra does with all three worlds and how that sovereign of the celestials protects the hosts of gods unremittingly.
And at that spot, frequented by celestials and sages, and extremely inaccessible, they, after having purified themselves offered oblations unto the pitris and the gods and the rishis in the sacred waters of the Bhagirathi.
And the celestials and the sages began to worship (that car), O prime of men.
Thus addressed, the lord of the celestials and the lady bowed unto him and then repaired to the place where those great Brahmanas, the powerful celestial Rishis, Vasistha and others, lived.
And the king of the celestials together with the celestials, cheering me again and again, said these sweet words, 'By thee hath been achieved a feat incapable of being achieved by the gods and the Asuras.
And Rudra returned to Bhadravata, and the celestials too returned to their respective abodes.
O thou of mighty splendour, the lord of the celestials is desirous of seeing thee.
And mustering together, the celestials began to slay the Danavas, who were dejected at the death of their leader.
And in this state that represser of foes for the flowers began to survey all the mountain, inhabited by Yakshas and Gandharvas and celestials and Brahmarshis.
That Asura is now lying still in the observance of an ascetic penance of great austerity and, O king, the object he hath in view is sovereignty over the celestials as also of the three worlds.
Why doth not thy wrath blaze up at sight of that Arjuna in exile, who, on a single car, hath vanquished celestials and men and serpents?
Twice sixcelestials sate On their high thrones, great Jupiter around In gravity majestic; every god Bore his celestial features.
Not to speak of others, is the chief of the celestials at the head of the celestials themselves, capable of doing so?
Narada knew that Hari the grinder of foes, whose strength of arm was ever praised by all the celestials with Indra among them, was then living in the world in human form.
And, O king, that mansion looked resplendent with those assembled kings like heaven itself with a conclave of the celestials of great good fortune.
O son, O mighty- armed one, ruling thy large ancestral kingdom swelling with people and wealth, thou shinest as splendidly as the chief of the celestials in heaven.
Like the force of the current that can never make the slightest impression upon the rocky breast of a mountain, weapons hurled at him even by the celestials will fail to produce the least pain in him.
And he forthwith built a magnificent palace for the son of Pandu like unto the palace of the celestials themselves.
And who also upon Vasava, the Lord of the celestials and upon Yama, the son of Vivaswana?
And seated in that Sabha, those bull among men, of rigid vows and devoted to truth, all waited upon Yudhishthira like the celestials in heaven waiting upon Brahma.
He is incapable of being vanquished in battle even by all thecelestials and the Asuras (fighting together).
Having vanquished their enemy in the field, the Celestials devoted all their attention to the reorganization of what was called the New Dominion, the capital of which after much deliberation was fixed at Urumtsi.
During five months the Celestials stayed their further advance, while the cities were being re-peopled and the roads rendered once more secure.
The defection of the Tungani, who had formed a large proportion, if not the majority, of the Chinese garrisons, paralyzed the strength of the Celestials in Central Asia.
Now, when that sublime reflection had presented itself to the Great Being's mind, the Celestials manifested their propitiousness and their power.
The magnificence of the Chief of the Celestials shone in a higher degree and displayed a greater majesty, since that rank had fallen to his share.
Surely, even the Celestials are wrapt in admiration at your heart being up to this point inaccessible to selfish feelings.
Both the pure-sighted Celestials and the holy ascetics among men cannot fail to witness him.
The lords of the Celestials (the Devas) drive back the Asuras in spite of their haughtiness, and themselves in turn in spite of their haughtiness are driven back by the Asuras.
The Lord of the Celestials alone held still the field, barring with his chariot the host of his enemies.
Mayst thou, then, rule thy land with righteousness, and may the Lord of the Celestials have thee in his guard!
Their leading merchants welcomed all "Melican" men who called upon them, and the Celestials themselves were constantly passing from house to house, exchanging the compliments of the season.
The Celestials were celebrating one of their numerous feasts.
A giant in size, he calmly pushed and shoved the smaller Celestials out of his path, and, although they chattered angrily at him, their resentment went no farther, for his size and the menace of his swarthy face made them pause.
And when Indra and the other celestials observed that Mahisha was advancing to the charge, they fled, leaving behind their arms and colours.
Thou art a good and dutiful son, for, we are constantly and reasonably looked after by thee, and even amongst the celestials thou hast not another divinity to worship.
Even the celestials with Indra at their head, and the Asuras have to tread in the path that is trod by thee!
Thus addressed, the lord of the celestials and the lady bowed unto him and then repaired to the place where those great Brahmanas, the powerful celestial Rishis, Vasistha and others, lived.
And that divine and effulgent king of the Yakshas set out, being eulogised by the celestials and Gandharvas.
And desirous of vanquishing each other, the encounter that took place between them was exceedingly wonderful like that (in days of yore) between the Lord of celestials and Prahrada.
The twins also, who are even like a couple of blessedcelestials in heaven sunk in woe though deserving of bliss, without doubt pass their nights in restless wakefulness restrained (from avenging their wrongs) by virtue and truth!
And then Dhananjaya possessed of prowess, having bowed down unto Purandara, stood before the lord of the celestials in humble guise, like unto a servant.
And the twice-born ones, and the sages versed in the duties, and the Sidhas, and the Sadhyas, and the celestials pay their adorations unto the Sun as he riseth from this point.
The chief of the celestials sometimes transforms himself into the wind.
This lady is incapable of being protected in the way in which other women are protected by men, since the chief of the celestials is endued with large powers of illusion.
The very chief of the celestials himself could not slay Bhishma in battle when he stood with stretched bow in hand.
The chief of thecelestials is endued with large powers of illusion.
The king proceeded alone on his horse, confounded because of the chief of the celestials having stupefied his senses.
The chief of the celestialsgave him lions and tigers and pards and diverse kinds of feathery denizens of the air, and many terrible beasts of prey and many umbrellas also of diverse kinds.
The sense is that thou art Vishnu who is the foremost of the celestials and thou art Agni who is the lowest of the celestials; i.
Thou art the mother of the celestialsin the form of Aditi (or the mother of all things, in the form of Earth).
My mother continued, 'Bhava assumes the forms of Brahma and Vishnu and the chief of the celestials of the Rudras, the Adityas, and the Aswins; and of those deities that are called Viswadevas.
By conducting thyself, in this way, thou art sure to gratify the chief of the celestials himself.
Verily, O Krishna, I answered the chief of the celestials in these words.
Assuming the form of the wind, the chief of the celestials may assault the spouse of my preceptor.
Bhishma continued, 'Thus addressed by the chief of the celestials the preceptor of the deities, viz.
What Long noticed was that every now and again, when passing the tips on the claims of the Europeans, the sly Celestials dug their shovels into the wash-dirt, and threw a few shovelfuls on to their own loads or into the bags they carried.
Possessed of great wisdom, the chief of the celestials addressed the great preceptor, saying, 'I desire thee to tell me what is the source of felicity.
Lording it over the celestials as they will, they fall, upon the expiration of the allotted period, among learned Brahmanas and Yatis.
Thus questioned, Narada, that foremost of speakers, O king, then commented to recite unto the chief of the celestials the extensive history that follows.
That foremost one among the Kurus obtained a knowledge also of that science, with its interpretations, with Usanas and that regenerate one who is the preceptor of the celestials know.
Knowing this, the chief of the celestialsrobbed thee of thy behaviour.
Possessed of great ascetic merit and endued with great splendour, the chief of the celestials then repaired to Bhargava and obtained from him with a ratified heart, a knowledge of what was for his great good.
Meanwhile, the chief of the celestialsbegan to pour copiously.
Then all the Rishis and all the celestialsadored that god of gods with loud acclamations wishing him victory.
Beholding the devotion to Narayana of that slayer of foes, the divine chief of the celestials himself shared with him his own seat and bed.
When four thousand Yugas according to the measure of the celestials elapse, the dissolution of the universe comes.
About him was the same assortment of fat-faced Celestials and gaunt Malays that he had noticed before.
The gun-boats have all the work nowadays, and as we have reduced the Celestials to order there is not much prospect of our big ships being wanted.
Another day passed, and no steps having been taken by the Celestials to do as they had promised, the admiral sent in word to say that if the obstructions were not removed he should take upon himself to do so by force.
I say, Archie, I do envy those fellows of the Eolus going on to China; they will see all sorts of fun, for the Celestials are sure not to give in in a hurry.
Therefore God said before the creation of man: "The celestials are not propagated, but they are immortal; the beings on earth are propagated, but they die.
Or does this not happen with thosecelestials because God, whose will, as Plato says, overpowers all powers, has willed it should not be so?
Nor are these departed Celestials kept here for a few days only.
A Chinese would have thought me a lunatic, for even a man who hunts, or "sports" in any way, is regarded by Celestials as stupid.
With their ridiculous fondness for showing it on all occasions, in season and out, the Celestials had their flag flaunting on a staff in the stern.
At noon the whole Japanese line advanced to the charge, and here, too, the Celestials never waited for the assault, but fled precipitately.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "celestials" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
