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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 10 Ch. 5
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Mahāvira-Aryas ! He has four named as Vijayā, Vaijayanti, Jayanti and Aparăjitā. Their families are similar to those of the consorts of the moon, but his abode is named as Angāravatansaka and his throne is named as Angāraka. Likewise with the great planet named Vyāla and likewise with 88 great planets, till Bhāvaketu, but their abodes and thrones are named after the occupants.
[Family Sakrendra and others]
थे. भ.-सक्कस्स णं भंते ! देविंदस्स देवरण्णो पुच्छा ?
Monke-Bhante ! What about the principal consorts of Sakrendra ?
भ. म.-अज्जो ! अट्ट अग्गमहिसीओ पण्णत्ताओतं जहा-पउमा सिवा सेया अंजु अमला अच्छरा णवमिया रोहिणी। तत्थ णं एगमेगाए देवीए सोलस सोलस देवीसहस्सा परिवारो पण्णत्तो। पभू णं ताओ एगमेगा देवी अण्णाई सोलस सोलस देवीसहस्साइं परिवारं विउवित्तए ? एवामेव सपुव्वावरेणं अट्ठावीसुत्तरं देविसयसहस्सं परिवारं विउवित्तए सेत्तं तुडिए।
Mahävira--Aryas ! He has eight principle consorts named as Padma, Siva, Sreya, Anju, Amala, Apsara, Navamika and Rohinī, each having a family of sixteen thousand goddesses, which means that each one can produce upto sixteen thousand, total 1,28,000, constituting a single group.
थे. भ.-पभू णं भंते ! सक्के देविंदे देवराया सोहम्मे कप्पे सोहम्मेवडेंसए विमाणे सभाए सुहम्माए सक्कंसि सीहासणंसिं तुडिएणं सद्धि ?
Monks-Bhante ! Is Sakrendra, seated on his throne named Sakra, in his Council Hall named Sudharmā in his heavenly abode named Saudharmăvatamsa, capable of enjoying the company of his group ?
