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Harivamsha Purana
She, whose hair was dark blue, soft, and fine, adorned her head with such beauty that it surpassed the path of speech. ||27||
Her face, like the full moon, eclipsed the moon's own radiance, making it appear pale with sorrow. ||28||
The moon, with its sixteen kalas, is devoid of blemishes, while Marudevi possessed seventy-two kalas. How can the moon, with its blemishes, be compared to her radiant form? ||29||
Marudevi possessed sixty-four virtues, while the earth possesses only four. She was supremely soft, while the earth is extremely hard. How can she be compared to the earth? ||30||
Water, though soft and somewhat smooth, is still inert and foolish. Marudevi, however, was supremely soft, filled with love for her husband, and possessed great skill. Water is easily carried by others, while Marudevi was independent. How can she be compared to water? ||31||
Though fire, like Marudevi, is radiant, it is also destructive. How can it be compared to her form? ||32||
Marudevi, through both sight and touch, brought great joy to the king. Air, however, brings joy only through touch. How can she be compared to air? ||33||
Marudevi touched her husband's heart, while space is devoid of touch. How can she be compared to the power of space, even though it is pure? ||34||
Fourteen types of ornaments, created from the Kalpa trees, adorned her limbs, but it was her body that adorned the ornaments, not the other way around. ||35||
If anyone can describe the king's enjoyment of pleasures with Marudevi, which were like those of heaven, then that person would be Shukra or Brihaspati, and no one else. ||36||
Six months before the first Tirthankara, Lord Rishabhadeva, descended from the Sarvarthasiddhi Vimana to be born as King Nabhiraj and Marudevi, a stream of jewels, released by Kubera at the command of Indra, began to fall from the sky onto their courtyard. ||37-38||
Shri, Lakshmi,
1. Mene M. || 2. Shukra Brihaspati M., K. ||