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The eighth festival of the sixty-four festivals, the Nandishvara Ashtahnika, began on the eighth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Phalguna and continued till the full moon. ||1|| Upon the arrival of this Nandishvara festival, people from both sides of the army, filled with utmost joy, became eager to observe the vows. ||2|| All the soldiers thought in their minds that these eight days are extremely sacred in all the three worlds. ||3|| We will not engage in war during these days, nor will we commit any other kind of violence, but will remain devoted to our own welfare and worship the Jina as much as we can. ||4|| During these days, even the gods abstain from enjoyment and, along with the Indras, remain devoted to the worship of the Jina. ||5|| Devotees, with golden pitchers filled with the water of the ocean of milk and adorned with lotuses, perform the abhisheka of the Jina. ||6|| Others should also perform the abhisheka of the Jina with unmatched images, made of leaves, etc., if pitchers are not available, with devotion. ||7|| If the Indras, going to the Nandishvara island, worship the Jina with devotion, then are the Jinas not worthy of worship by the lowly humans residing here? ||8|| If the gods worship the Jinas with jewels and golden lotuses, then the poor humans on earth should also worship them with the lotus of the mind, if nothing else. ||9|| Thus, the people who had attained meditation, adorned the beautiful temples in the Lanka island with flags, etc., with great enthusiasm. ||10|| Magnificent assemblies, water-fountains, platforms, scripture halls, beautiful drama halls, and large gardens were constructed. ||11|| Many beautiful lakes, adorned with lotuses, were shining with excellent steps and whose banks were adorned with temples made of cloth, etc. ||12|| The temples were adorned with various kinds of mandalas made of gold dust, etc., and with excellent doors decorated with cloth, banana trees, etc. ||13|| The pitchers, filled with ghee, milk, etc., had lotuses covering their mouths, and were adorned with jewels and rays of light. ||14||