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In the *Papouraana*, the two *Sadhus* with long arms and peaceful faces, whose vision extended to the end of the *yuga*, were engaged in *pratima* meditation. ||14|| They were free from the desire for life and death, pure, peaceful, and indifferent to pleasure and pain, and equal to stone and gold. ||15|| Seeing them overwhelmed by a great fire, the king *Hanuman*, eager to show his affection, ||16|| quickly drew up the ocean water in his hand like a cloud and poured it down from the sky with great devotion. ||17|| The fire was extinguished by the water, just as great anger is calmed by the patience of a wise person. ||18|| While *Hanuman*, filled with devotion, worshipped the two *Sadhus* with flowers and other offerings, ||19|| three beautiful maidens, whose desires had been fulfilled, arrived after circumambulating Mount Meru. ||20|| They bowed respectfully to the two *Sadhus* and *Hanuman*, who were absorbed in meditation, and praised *Hanuman* saying, "Oh, your devotion to the *Jineshwara* is great, for you have quickly come from afar and protected us by taking refuge in the *Sadhus*." ||21-22|| "This great calamity arose because of us, but the *Sadhus* have not suffered even a little. Oh, how fortunate we are!" ||23|| Then *Hanuman*, with a pure heart, asked them, "Who are you, in this desolate and terrifying forest?" ||24|| The eldest of the maidens replied, "We are the three daughters of the *Gandharva* king *Dadhimukha* and his queen *Amara*." ||25|| "The first is *Chandralekha*, the second *Vidhyutprabha*, and the third *Tarangamala*. We are all..." ||26||
*Hanuman* felt great affection for all of them. Then, those who were engaged in *yoga*, i.e., meditation, who desired liberation, who had renounced the desire for attachments like *raga*, who had discarded clothes and ornaments, who kept their arms hanging down, whose faces were peaceful, whose vision extended to the end of the *yuga*, who were engaged in *pratima* meditation, who were free from the desire for life and death, who were pure, peaceful, and indifferent to pleasure and pain, and equal to stone and gold, those two *munis* were overwhelmed by a great fire. Seeing this, *Hanuman*, eager to show his affection, O king! ||13-16||
Filled with devotion, *Hanuman* quickly drew up the ocean water in his hand like a cloud and poured it down from the sky with great devotion. ||17|| The fire was extinguished by the water, just as great anger is calmed by the patience of a wise person. ||18|| While *Hanuman*, filled with devotion, worshipped the two *munis* with flowers and other offerings, until their desires were fulfilled, those three beautiful maidens arrived after circumambulating Mount Meru. ||19-20||
They bowed respectfully to the two *munis* and *Hanuman*, who were absorbed in meditation, and praised *Hanuman* saying, "Oh, your devotion to the *Jineshwara* is great, for you have quickly come from afar and protected us by taking refuge in the *Sadhus*." ||21-22|| "This great calamity arose because of us, but the *Sadhus* have not suffered even a little. Oh, how fortunate we are!" ||23||
Then *Hanuman*, with a pure heart, asked them, "Who are you, in this desolate and terrifying forest?" ||24|| The eldest of the maidens replied, "We are the three daughters of the *Gandharva* king *Dadhimukha* and his queen *Amara*." ||25|| "The first is *Chandralekha*, the second *Vidhyutprabha*, and the third *Tarangamala*. We are all..." ||26||
1. *Yugaantavit-ma*. | 2. *Daanen ma*. | 3. *Sadhu ma*. | 4. *Kaanne kha*, *ma*. | *Kuvane ka*.