Agam 18 Upang 07 Jambudveep Pragnapti Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002911
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 684
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_jambudwipapragnapti
File Size: 21 MB

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15 is diamond-shidded. The foundation of those steps is of Rishta jewels. 4 Their pillars are of vaidurya precious stones. Their doors are of silver
and gold. The pegs joining the two doors are of Lohitaksh jewels. The central parts of those doors are of Vajra jewels. The supports for going up and coming down are of various types of precious stones.
There are arched gateways in front of the said three steps in all the three directions. They are decorated with various types of jewels and are on pillars studded with precious stones. They are near the stairs. Starshpaed pearls of various types are studded in the space between them. They are decorated with sketches of Vrik, bullocks, horses, men, crocodiles, birds, snakes, kinnar, rurusanjnak, deer, ashtapad, whisk cow, elephant, forest creeper, lotus creeper and the like Vajra-stoned vedikas on those pillars look very beautiful. The Vidyadhar couple, the couples of same breed, appear to be moving like dolls of same shape. They are shining due to the lustre emitting from thousands of jewels studded on them. They are having pleasant touch and bright appearance. The hells fixed on them make a sweet sound when they move with the wind. They look beautiful at that time.
On those arched gates, eight auspicious symbols namely Swastik, Shrivatsa and the like have been sketched. Flags of black whisks, of green whisks up to flags of white whisks which are bright and softflutter on them. Shining cloth is fixed on them. The sticks on which they are fixed are of Vajra jewels. An excellent fragrance comparable to that of lotus emits from them. They are beautiful and pleasant to the heart. On those arched gates many umbrellas, umbrellas fixed on other umbrellas, flags, buntings fixed on flags, pairs of bells and pairs of whisks have been fixed. On them there are heaps of utpals, lotuses, up to lotuses having hundred thousand leaves. They are all studded with jewels, neat and beautiful.
At the very centre of that Ganga waterfall pond is a large island which is known as Ganga island. It is eight yojan long and eight yojan
wide. Its circumference is a little more than twenty five yojans. It is two 451 14 kos high above the water level. It is totally jewelled, neat and soft. A
padmavar vedika and forest region is surrounding it from all sides. Its description is the same as earlier mentioned.
On Ganga island there is a very levelled beautiful region. At the very fi centre of that region there is a large mansion of Ganga Devi. It is one kos 41
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