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In the Padma Purana, I bow down to the mother of the Jina, who, having made the illusory child, took the real child in her arms. The mother, having given the child to Indra's wife, Shachi, in her hands, bowed down. ||173|| Seeing the form of the Jina, even Indra, with his thousand eyes, did not attain satisfaction, for the Jina's form was beyond the limits of the three worlds. ||174|| Then, placing the Jina on his lap, Indra mounted the elephant king, Airavata. The other gods, with great devotion, held the fly whisk, umbrella, etc. ||175|| Thus, accompanied by all the gods, Indra reached the peak of Mount Meru, which was resplendent with the brilliance of the collection of gems like vaidurya, etc. ||176|| There, on a rock called Pandukambala, where a natural throne was situated, Indra placed the Jina and stood behind him. ||177|| Then, the gods sounded the conch shells, which made a sound like the agitated ocean, and they also made the loud sound of the mridanga and conch. ||178|| The Yakshas, Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Tumburu, Narada, and Visvavasu, along with their wives, sang beautiful songs that captivated the mind and ears, while performing excellent fainting spells. Lakshmi also played the vina with great respect. ||179-180|| The Apsaras, adorned with ornaments and filled with gestures, performed excellent dances, performing the Angahara as it should be. ||181|| Thus, when there was singing, playing, and dancing by the best of the gods, Indra took a auspicious pot in his hand for the abhisheka. ||182|| Then, Indra performed the abhisheka of the Jina with a thousand and eight pots, which were filled with the water of the ocean of milk, which were very heavy to carry, which were made of gold, whose mouths were covered with lotuses, and whose beauty was enhanced by red leaves. Indra, by the power of his karma, created many forms of himself. ||183-184|| Yama, Vaishravana, Soma, Varuna, and other gods, as well as all the remaining Indras, performed the abhisheka of the Jina with devotion. ||185|| Indra's wife and other goddesses, with their hands as soft as leaves, anointed the Jina with fragrant unguents. ||186||