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## Chapter Thirty-Eight
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The sky was filled with rows of celestial beings, their hands adorned with sparkling, gem-studded pitchers, radiating joy. The space between Mount Meru and the Milky Ocean was illuminated, as if being carried by countless ropes, a spectacle of grandeur. **49**
"Take the pitcher, quickly, bring it, and hold it before the Lord!" The celestial beings, their voices melodious, passed the pitchers from hand to hand, their procession resembling a flock of swans gracefully entering the Panduka forest. **50**
Rows of pitchers, crafted from gold, gems, and silver, moved with the swiftness of the wind, like a garland of the sun and moon. The celestial beings, their faces turned towards the sky, were adorned with radiant wings, resembling countless flocks of Garuda and swans soaring through the heavens. **51**
With thousands of pitchers, filled with pure water, raised by the arms of Indra, like thunderous clouds, the Tirthankara received the abhisheka, turning Mount Meru white. This is fitting, for even the impure can attain purity through the touch of the pure. **52**
All the celestial kings, like Indra, and others, whose hearts were filled with the joy of attaining the Jain teachings, whose bodies trembled with devotion, and whose oceans of worldly existence had dwindled, performed the abhisheka with pure water, fulfilling their desires. **53**
Then, the celestial queens, led by Sachi, approached the Tirthankara, their hands soft and fragrant, and performed the udvartana (a cleansing ritual) with fragrant substances. They then performed the abhisheka with pitchers filled with auspicious water, their hands resembling the beautiful breasts of celestial beings. **54**
**Notes:**
* **Abhisheka:** A sacred ritual of anointing, often performed with water or milk.
* **Udvartana:** A cleansing ritual, often involving fragrant substances.
* **Tirthankara:** A spiritual teacher and liberator in Jainism.
* **Indra:** The king of the gods in Hindu and Jain mythology.
* **Sachi:** The wife of Indra.
* **Panduka forest:** A mythical forest mentioned in Jain texts.
* **Mount Meru:** A mythical mountain, considered the center of the universe in Hindu and Jain mythology.
* **Milky Ocean:** A mythical ocean, often associated with the Milky Way galaxy.
* **Garuda:** A mythical bird, often depicted as the vehicle of Vishnu.
* **Swan:** A symbol of purity and grace in many cultures.