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were used in the wall paintings of Ajanta and also at Ellora during the 8th century. Perhaps Uddyotanasuri was working on facts as had reached his ears. There actually was in the erstwhile state of Shakti in Madhyapradesh a place named Rṣabhapura which is mentioned in the Araṇyakaparvan as a place of pilgrimage and visited by many persons to which the Pandavas also went with their teacher. It is pobable that the place was notorious for its Kāpālika
practices.
Page 251.24: Here is a motif of a magical sword being exposed from inside the earth as in the case of Puspabhūti in the Harṣacarita.
Page 256.31-2 ff.: Here is a mixed list of 25 gods and godlings of all religions. These were worshipped and propitiated to obtain favours. The list includes Govimda (Nārāyaṇa), Khamda (Skanda), Rudra, Vyantaradevas, Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa), Durga, Yakṣa, Rākṣasa, Kimpuruşa, Gandharva, Mahoraga, Candra (moon), Tāraka (stars). Uḍu, Graha, Aditya (sun), Nāga, Udadhi, Suparna, Agni, Vidyut and Indra.
Page 261.7-8: Here is a reference of various processes of heating and firing of base gold to convert it into gold of the highest purity called jaccasuvanna, the same as sodasa suvarna of Hindu period.
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