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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हाथ जोड़े हुए हैं। वे सर्वरत्नमय, स्वच्छ, सुकोमल, चिकनी, घुटी हुई-सी घिसी हुई-सी तरासी हुईसी, रजरहित, कर्दमरहित तथा सुन्दर हैं।
उन जिन - प्रतिमाओं के आगे एक सौ आठ घण्टे एक सौ आठ चन्दन - कलश मांगल्य घट, उसी प्रकार एक सौ आठ झारियाँ, दर्पण, थाल, छोटे पात्र, सुप्रतिष्ठान, विशिष्ट पीठिका, वातकरक, चित्रकरक, रत्नकरंडक, अश्वकंठ, वृषभकंठ, फूलों की डलिया, मयूरपिच्छ - चंगेरिका, पुष्प-पटल, मयूरपिच्छ-पटल तथा धूपदान रखे हैं।
19. [Q.] Reverend Sir ! In Bharat continent of Jambu island, where is Sidhayatan koot of Vaitadhya mountain ?
[Ans.] Gautam ! In the west of eastern Lavan Samudra, in the east of Dakshinaardh Bharat koot, the Sidhayatan koot of Vaitadhya mountain of Bharat continent of Jambu island is located. Its height is six yojans and a quarter. In the centre it is a little less than five yojans wide, at foundation it is six yojans and a quarter wide and at the top its width is a little more than three yojans. Its circumference is a little less than 22 yojans at the bottom, a little less than 15 yojans in the middle and a little more than nine yojans at the top. It is wide-spread at the root, narrow at the centre and thin at the top. Its shape is that of the tail of a cow. It is all studded with jewels, clean, soft and beautiful.
It is surrounded by a padmavar-vedika and forest land from all sides. Their size is the same as above mentioned.
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On Sidhayatan koot there is extremely levelled and beautiful land which is as much levelled as the upper part of a drum. Interstitial (Vyantar) gods and goddesses reside there.
In the exact centre of that levelled beautiful ground, there is a large Sidhayatan (temple). It is 2 miles (one kos) long, one mile wide and less than two miles high. It is decorated with high, well made vedikas, arches and beautiful figurines. Its shining pillars are glossy, attractive and made of best cat's-eye. Its base is studded with different types of jewels and pearls. It is very bright, levelled and properly divided. Paintings of leopard, bull, horse, man, crocodile, bird, snake, kinnar, musk-deer, ashtapad, whisk, elephant, wild creepers up to lotus creeper decorate it. Its spire is made of gold, pearls and jewels. As mentioned in other accounts, that Sidhayatan is decorated with jewels of five colours. On its top there are flags of five colours and bells. It is white in colour. It is shining to such an extent that rays are spreading from it. The ground is plastered with cow-dung. Its walls are plastered with lime, clay and
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