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138
Mahapuraanam
Then, going a little ahead, he saw the first fort, competing with the shore of the Nishadha mountain and adorned with the brilliance of jewels. ||80|| He saw eight auspicious substances placed near the entrance of the fort, protected by the celestial doorkeepers. ||81|| Then, entering inside and seeing the two playhouses on either side, the Chakravarti Bharat attained supreme joy, befitting the Indraani's dance. ||82|| There, at the ends of both sides of the street, he saw two incense-pots, with the incense rising from the fragrant fuel. ||83|| In this second chamber, he saw four forests, adorned with branches like offerings, with flowers falling. ||84|| Seeing the blooming forest of Ashoka trees, the forest of Saptaparna trees, the forest of Champaka trees, and the beautiful forest of mangoes, King Bharat's joy doubled. ||85|| There, he worshipped the tall Chaitya trees, adorned with Jina images, worshipped by the Indra, the kings, and others. ||86|| There, the Kinnara women were singing the festival of the Jina, their songs with deep notes, and the Chakravarti Bharat attained supreme satisfaction. ||87|| The forest's beauty, with the fragrant wind as its fragrant breath and the flowers as its gentle smile, seemed to be conversing with the Chakravarti, with the sweet sounds of the cuckoos. ||88|| With the sounds of the cuckoos, like drums, mixed with the music of the bees, those forests seemed to be proclaiming the victory of the Jina, who conquered Kamadeva. ||89|| There, Bharat heard the great roar, like the roar of the ocean, arising from the eagerness of the people of the three worlds to enter. ||90|| Then, beyond the forests, he saw the forest altar, adorned with jewels, like the jeweled girdle of a beautiful woman, made of a row of forests. ||91|| Crossing the main gate of the forest altar, the Chakravarti Bharat saw the earth, stopped by flags, which seemed to be waving with the clothes of the flags, moved by the wind. ||92||