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484
Harivamsha Purana
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The Indra, whose head was adorned with the lofty jewel of the Indra-nila gem, placed the Jina child on the summit of the crystal mountain, the form of the elephant Airavata. At that time, the Indra was resplendent with waving chowries and umbrellas, and it seemed as if the ocean itself, filled with foam, was moving, with its multitude of surging waves. || 42 ||
The elephant Airavata had thirty-two mouths, each mouth had eight teeth, each tooth had a lake, each lake had a lotus, each lotus had thirty-two petals, and on each petal danced an Apsara, filled with the finest nectar. || 43 ||
With such extraordinary glory, the gods approached Mount Meru, circumambulated it, and entered the vast forest called Panduka. There, on the summit of the great Panduka rock, they placed the Jina child on the throne, five hundred bows high. || 44 ||
Then, with the groups of divine women, adorned with the implements of worship, standing all around, and with the groups of excellent dancers, delighting in the new festival, and captivating the gods with their clear and excellent rasa, bhava, hava, and laya, and with the sound of drums, conch shells, lion roars, and kettle drums, amplified by the echoes of the vast caves of Mount Sumeru, filling the middle of the world with the sounds that were as clear as the qualities of the Jina, and pleasing to the ears, and with the groups of various colored banners, incense, and the finest flowers, spreading throughout the sky, and with the fragrant wind, born from the Panduka forest, filling the mouths of the directions with its sweet scent, and pleasing to the heart, the king of the gods, Vasava, holding the many forms of the Jina, and surrounded by the gods, began the great abhisheka of the Jina, out of devotion. He wished to anoint the Jina with the fragrant water of the ocean, poured from jewel and gold pitchers, brought by the immortals. || 48 ||
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How did it continue? || 41 ||