Answer

In the Bhagavati Sutra, anantaropapannaka devas are devas who are born immediately, with no time-gap, and paramparopapannaka devas are devas who are born after a gap of time. The text uses these two terms as a classification within Vaimānika devas. ( jainqq.org)

Explanation

According to the passage, the point is not just birth, but also whether the deva is newly born or has already matured a little. The Sutra says that among amāyī-samyagdṛṣṭi Vaimānika devas, the anantaropapannaka ones do not know or see, while the paramparopapannaka ones do know and see. Then it further explains that among paramparopapannaka devas, only the fully developed (paryāpta) devas know and see; the underdeveloped (aparyāpta) ones do not. ( jainqq.org)

Spiritual Understanding

This teaching shows a subtle Jain idea: even among celestial beings, birth stage, development, and conscious awareness matter. The Sutra uses these categories to explain why only certain devas can perceive the exalted mind and speech of a Kevali. It is a very precise way of describing gradations of knowledge and perception in Jain cosmology. ( jainqq.org)

Takeaway

Simply put:

• Anantaropapannaka = immediately born devas
• Paramparopapannaka = devas born after some time has passed

In the Bhagavati Sutra, this distinction helps explain which devas can know and see the Kevali’s divine अवस्था and which cannot. ( jainqq.org)