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The 57th Chapter
The four types of gods, having made the world radiant with their brilliance and the weight of their ornaments, descended from all sides. [28] Delightful drums sounded, showers of flowers fell, divine dancers danced, and the celestial singers sang sweetly. [29] "Is this the world of the gods, or is it some other realm even more magnificent?" Such were the words of the gods. [30] Soudharma Indra, adorned with the finest ornaments, pleased the parents of the Jina. Sachi, the queen of the gods, using her magic, pleased the mother and took the Jina child. [31] Placing the Jina child on the back of the elephant Airavata, Soudharma Indra, with his retinue of gods, playfully reached the great, powerful Mount Meru. [32] There, he anointed the Jina with a multitude of pots of milk-like water brought from the fifth ocean of milk, adorned him with ornaments, and joyfully proclaimed him as "Shreyans." [33] Returning from Mount Meru, Indra placed the Jina child in his mother's lap and, filled with joy, went to heaven with the gods. [34] Just as the limbs of the young moon grow, nourished by rays of light, so too did the limbs of the Jina grow, nourished by virtues. [35] After the liberation of Shitalnath, when an interval of one ocean less eighty-four lakh twenty-six thousand years had passed, and the tradition of Dharma had been broken for half a palya, the Jina Shreyans was born. His lifespan was included in this interval. His total lifespan was eighty-four lakh years. His body was radiant like gold, his height was eighty bows, and he was a repository of strength, vigor, and brilliance. When twenty-one lakh years of his youth had passed, he attained a kingdom worthy of worship by the gods, and all beings bowed to him. He satisfied all beings like the moon, and he scorched the arrogant like the sun. [36-39] He made himself brilliant like a great jewel, deep like the ocean, cool like the moon, and eternally beneficial like Dharma. [40] Due to the good deeds performed in his previous births, he had attained all kinds of wealth. Therefore, his intellect and prowess were fully devoted to Dharma and desire. [41]