Agam 12 Upang 01 Aupapatik Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002910
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 440
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_aupapatik
File Size: 16 MB

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सुन्दर स्तन, जघन - कमर से नीचे का भाग, मुख, हाथ, पैर, नयन, लावण्य, रूप, यौवन और नेत्र चेष्टाओं - भ्रूभंगिमाओं से युक्त थीं। उनका संस्पर्श शिरीष पुष्प और नवनीत - मक्खन जैसा मृदुल तथा कोमल था। वे निष्कलुष, निर्मल, सौम्य, कमनीय, प्रियदर्शन - देखने में प्रिय या सुभग तथा सुरूप थीं । वे भगवान के दर्शन की उत्कण्ठा से हर्षित - रोमांचित थीं। उनमें वे सब विशेषताएँ थीं, जो देवताओं में होती हैं।
(औपपातिकसूत्र, आगम प्रकाशन समिति, ब्यावर से साभार उद्धृत)
During that period of time goddesses (apsaras) appeared before Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir in numerous groups. Their bodies had a glow like gold purified in fire and washed in water. They had crossed their age of adolescence and entered youth. They were extraordinarily beautiful and elegant. Their breasts, buttocks, faces, hands, legs and eyes bloomed and flourished with charm and youth. In other words every part of their body effused charm and beauty. They were unaffected by any ailment or other flaws and endowed with youthfulness saturated with amatory sentiment (shringarrasa). Their appearance, beauty and youth were immune to aging.
These divine damsels were adorned with exquisite dresses, clothes and ornaments. On their foreheads rested flower-like ornaments; on their necks rested a variety of necklaces made of golden granules and beads, gem-stone beads and gold coins in various designs like kanthis, kanth-sutras, kanthalas, eighteen string necklaces, nine string necklaces etc. Their ears were adorned with a variety of ear-rings (kundals and balis). On their arms were a variety of gem studded armlets (trutik and bajuband), on their wrists were ruby studded bracelets, on their fingers were rings, on their waist were golden waistbands (karghani), on their ankles were beautiful anklets with tiny bells as well as golden rings. Thus they were embellished with a wide variety of ornaments.
They were wearing golden bordered, costly, multi-coloured, beautiful and soft dresses that were so light as to be blown away by mere exhalation and had a sheen like rock-crystal. They were wearing soft, elegant and beautiful woven silk scarves that were spotless and brilliant white like snow, cow-milk, pearl necklace and droplets of water. They were also wearing garlands of all season fragrant flowers.
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