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Padma Purana
She saw that Lakshmi and Kirti were respectfully anointing the lion king with kalashas, which had lotuses placed on their mouths and were filled with beautiful water. ||13|| Then she saw that she herself was standing on the peak of a high mountain, looking at the vast earth adorned with the ocean-like girdle. ||14|| After that, she saw a beautiful, rotating wheel, shining with radiant rays, resembling the sun, studded with various gems. ||15|| Seeing these dreams, she woke up to the sound of auspicious musical instruments. Then, with great humility, she went and told her husband the news of her dream in very sweet words. ||16|| In response, King Dasharatha said, "O beloved, you will have a son who will be the head of the age, who will destroy the group of enemies, who will be of great brilliance, and who will be the bearer of wonderful deeds." ||17|| With her mind filled with joy at her husband's words, Queen Sumitra went to her place. At that time, she was seeing the entire world as if it were located below. ||18||
Then, when the time was complete, just as the eastern direction gives birth to the full moon, Queen Aparajita gave birth to a radiant son. ||19|| When King Dasharatha sat down to give wealth to those who announced this fortune-increasing event, he was left with only umbrellas, whisks, and clothes, as he had given away everything else in charity. ||20|| All the brothers and relatives celebrated this great birth with great pomp. It was such a birth celebration that the whole world went mad with joy. ||21|| They named this son, who had the complexion of the midday sun, whose chest was embraced by Lakshmi, and whose eyes were like lotuses, Padma. ||22|| Then, just as the land of gems, i.e., the mine, gives birth to a precious gem endowed with qualities like shade, etc., Sumitra gave birth to a son who was the bearer of supreme radiance. ||23|| As if researching the birth celebration of Padma, the relatives also celebrated his birth with great pomp. ||24|| Thousands of calamities arose in the cities of the enemies, indicating misfortune, and thousands of auspicious signs appeared in the cities of the relatives, indicating wealth. ||25||