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weapons. It was free from any fault or knots. It had good, attractive, strong gold rod. Its shape was like circular lotus made of soft silver. At the joint with the rod, it had many thin rods. So it looked like a cage 45 Paintings of many types were sketched on it. There were sketches of precious stones, pearls, moongas, burnt gold, pots fillad with jewels and suchlike auspicious articles in five coloured bright shape. It had been dyed in beautiful colours by the expert dyers in colours like those of rays emitting from the jewels. Tnere was a sign of Rajalakshmi sketched on it. It had the gold work on it in yellow gold namely Arjun in an artistic manner. Its four corners were covered with burnt gold. It had grandeur of highest order. Its brightness was like that of full moon of bright fortnight. Its natural extension was in a straight line in opposite direction, equal in length to the lengh of two extended arms of Bharat. It was bright like the garden of lotus flower that blossoms in moonlight. It was like a moving Vimaan for king Bharat. It had the capability of making ineffective the affect of the scorching heat of the sun, the storm, the rain and other suchlike disturbances. It was the result of austerities observed and noble deeds done in earlier lives.
That Chhatra Ratna could not be broken by any soldier in the battlefield, howsoever brave, he thinks himself to be. It had the capability of providing wealth and many good qualities. In winter and other seasons it provided a pleasant shade opposite to the prevailing 4 state. In other words, in winter it provided warm shade and in summer a cool shade. It was the best among umbrellas and most important. It was available with extreme difficulty to those who were without merit or who had only a little merit.
That Chhatra Ratna was a part of the fruit of austerities observed by king Bharat, the ruler of six parts, in his earlier incarnations. It was extremely difficult to be found even in celestial state. Garlands of flowers were hanging on it. It was as bright as the white clouds of winter or the brightness of the moon. It was divine. A thousand celestial beings were serving it. That Chhatra Ratna of king Bharat appeared like full moon 45 disc had landed on the earth. It had spread up to more than twelve yojans when king Bharat touched it. गाथापतिरत्न द्वारा सेना की निर्वाह व्यवस्था ARRANGEMENT FOR ARMY BY GATHAPATI RATNA
७६. तए णं से भरहे राया छत्तरयणं खंधावारस्सुवरि ठवेइ ठवित्ता मणिरयणं परामुसइ वेढो जाव छत्तरयणस्स वत्थिभागंसि उवेइ, तस्स य अणतिवरं चारुरूवं सिलणिहिअत्थमंतमेत्त-सालि-जव-गोहूम-5 | जम्बूद्वीप प्रज्ञप्ति सूत्र
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