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The Uttara Purana of the Mahapurana was refined by the gods and goddesses, including the Samanikas. It was immersed in the ocean of happiness due to the special rise of its merit. 250 || When six months of his life remained and he was about to go to heaven, a large stream of seven and a half crore rons rained down daily in the courtyard of the palace of King Siddhatha in the country of Videha, belonging to this Bharat region. 251-252 ||
On the sixth day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha, when the moon was in the Uttarashadha constellation, the happy-minded queen Priyakarini of King Siddhatha was sleeping on a bed of jewels adorned with swan-feathers, etc., in the Nandyaavarta palace, illuminated by jeweled lamps, inside the seven-storeyed palace. When the three watches of the night, called Raudra, Rakshasa, and Gandharva, had passed, and the end of the fourth watch, called Manohara, was approaching, she saw sixteen dreams in a half-awake state. After the sixteen dreams, she saw another elephant entering her mouth. Then, she woke up in the morning due to the sound of the drums and the auspicious chants recited by the charanas and magadhas. She quickly bathed and put on holy clothes and ornaments and went to King Siddhatha. There, she bowed down and sat on the half-seat given by the king and began to narrate the dreams in order. The king also told her the future results of the dreams in order. 253-256 ||
Hearing the results of the dreams, she was so satisfied as if she had received their results at that very moment. Then, all the gods came and performed the auspicious ceremony of the conception of King Siddhatha and Queen Priyakarini with great pomp. They appointed the gods and goddesses to their respective duties and after doing all this, they went to their respective places. 260-261 ||
Then, on the thirteenth day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra, when the ninth month was complete, in the auspicious yoga called Aryama, just as the sun rises in the east, the moon rises in the night, the flow of the Ganga arises in the lake called Padma, the accumulation of wealth appears on earth, the group of words arises in Saraswati, and the rise of happiness arises in Lakshmi, in the same way, a son named Achyutendra was born to that queen. That son was the ornament of his family, a great house of virtue, a mine of jewel-like qualities, a famous
1 Darasuta Kha, Ga, Gha. 2 Yathachintya-Gha. Yathaavaka-iti Kachit. Alankarah Kulasyahasampadaamalayomahaan La. 14 Vishrutashriyam La.