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Chapter Thirty-Eight
481. As they were, each with their own seven types of armies, the sixteen Indras, from the first heaven to the sixteenth, along with their hosts of gods, arrived together, overcome by joy. ||20||
The lord of the Sudharma heaven, riding on his elephant, the mighty Airavata, shone brightly, like a moving Himalaya, adorned with the beautiful dances of celestial nymphs, their graceful movements displayed in the midst of the many-mouthed, lotus-bud-like, teeth-shaped, petal-like, beautiful, and lovely, dance-filled, shining, celestial palaces. ||21||
The army of the gods, surrounding Indra, shone brightly, divided into seven divisions, circular in shape, endowed with natural valor, and blocking the space of the sky with a forest of weapons like clubs and other weapons. ||22||
Then there was the vast army of horses, swift as the wind, quickly conquering the wind itself, uniting and separating the spaces of the three worlds with their neighing, and resembling the waves of the ocean of the sky. ||23||
Then there was the army of bulls, standing all around, adorned with beautiful faces, beautiful testicles, lotus-like eyes, charming tails, sounds, beautiful bodies, snouts, golden hooves, and horns, and radiating the brilliance of the moon. ||24||
Then there was the army of chariots, shining brightly, itself diverse in seven ways, yet impenetrable by mountains, resembling the vehicles of the gods in the ocean of the sky, conquering the radiant chariot of the sun, extremely beautiful, and encircled by a ring. ||25||
Then there was the army of elephants, resembling clouds, showering water all around, with their trunks raised, roaring loudly, very heavy, and presided over by great gods, spreading the beauty of the rainy season with their many different formations. ||26||
And then there was the army of Gandharvas, with their seven types of sweet, melodious, soft, and gentle voices, mixed with the sounds of lutes, flutes, and drums, filling the entire universe, shining brightly, and beloved by the young celestial nymphs. ||27||