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Praise of the Lord by Indra through the Shakrastava
The first chapter of the Yoga Shastra, verses 1-2, were like this. My salutations to such an impartial, valiant Lord. The impartiality of Lord Mahavira is explained through the events of his life. The equality of Mahavira in various situations:
The pure soul, Mahavira Deva, due to the Tīrthankara karma acquired in a previous birth, fell from the Pushpottar Vimana of the Pranat Devaloka and was born in the house of King Siddhartha, like a swan in a lake, with three kinds of knowledge. He was born in the womb of Queen Trishala Devi.
At that time, due to the influence of the excellent womb, Trishala Devi saw 14 great dreams in sequence: 1. Lion, 2. Elephant, 3. Bull, 4. Lakshmi Devi adorned with abhisheka, 5. Garland of flowers, 6. Moon, 7. Sun, 8. Indra flag, 9. Full pot, 10. Lotus lake, 11. Ocean, 12. Divine aircraft, 13. Treasure of jewels, and 14. Smokeless fire. After that, on a day filled with auspicious yogas, the Lord was born, who illuminates the three worlds, shakes the seats of gods and demons, and makes even the beings in hell and the animal realm experience happiness for a moment.
At that time, fifty-six Dikumaris performed the Sutika karma. Afterwards, Saudharmendra took the Lord to the peak of Mount Meru to perform the Janmabhisheka. He sat on the throne, holding the Jagadguru Prabhu in his lap. At that time, Indra, whose heart was softened by devotion, had a doubt: How could the Lord bear the weight of so much water? To dispel this doubt, the Lord simply pressed Mount Meru with the big toe of his right foot. The peak of the mountain began to bend as if bowing to the Lord. Or, all those mountains moved as if they wanted to come to the Lord. The ocean began to surge as if it wanted to perform a bath festival. The earth suddenly trembled as if preparing to dance.
"What happened?" Thinking this, Indra used his Avadhijnana and, knowing the power of the Lord's inner strength compared to his physical strength, said to the Lord, "Swamin! How can a simple person like me know your great influence? Therefore, I apologize for my contrary thoughts." Saying this, he bowed to the Lord. Then, joyful music began to play. On the other hand, all the Indras together performed the abhisheka festival of the Lord with fragrant water from holy pilgrimages. The gods, the Asuras, and the Bhavanapati Devas repeatedly poured this abhisheka water on their heads and sprinkled it on everyone. Even the earth touched by the Lord's bath water became worthy of worship; because even a small person gains glory from the company of great souls. Afterwards, Saudharmendra placed the Lord in the lap of Ishaneindra (in the form of a bull), had him bathed, performed eight types of worship, offered aarti, and praised him.
O (future) Arihant Bhagavan! Self-enlightened, Brahma, Tīrthankara, the originator of Dharma, the best among all men, I bow to you. O illuminator of the world, the one who illuminates the world, the best in the world, the master of the world, the one who benefits the beings of the world, I bow to you. The best among men, the one who gives happiness like a lotus flower, the one who is like a lion among men, the one who is like a unique fragrant elephant among men, Prabhu! I bow to you. The giver of the eye of Shruta Jnana. The one who removes fear! The one who gives Samyaktva, the one who shows the path to liberation, the one who gives Dharma, the one who preaches Dharma, the one who gives refuge to frightened beings, I bow to you. O charioteer of Dharma! The one who inspires Dharma, the best emperor of Dharma, free from hypocrisy, the one who holds Samyag Jnana Darshan, the one who conquers the enemies of raga, etc., and conquers other beings, the one who crosses the ocean of the world and saves other beings, the one who is free from the bonds of karma himself and liberates others, the one who has attained enlightenment himself and enlightens others, I bow to you. O Omniscient! O Lord! The one who knows and sees all things, the one who possesses the power of excess, the one who pulverizes the eight karmas, O Bhagavan! I bow to you. The one who sows the seeds of excellent punya, the one who is the field, the one who is the best vessel, the one who is the pilgrimage, the one who is the Supreme Soul, the one who is the embodiment of Syadvada, the one who is free from attachment, Vitragamune! I bow to you. The character of Devnanda's womb to Trishala's womb is also mentioned in the character of the three.sh.pu. Here, due to the brief description, it is written like this. - Editor