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[Upasakadasangasutra]
(The Upasaka, adorned with the qualities of family, etc., brilliance, luster, radiance, brilliance, splendor, and subtle essence, and with his self-perfection, illuminated the ten directions with his radiant aura, making them bright, luminous, and beautiful. He possessed a divine form, captivating and enchanting, a model to be emulated. Thus, he entered the feeding hall of the Upasaka Kamdeva.) Having entered and taken his place in the sky, the Upasaka, adorned with five excellent garments adorned with small bells, spoke to the Upasaka Kamdeva, saying, "Upasaka Kamdeva! Devānupriya, you are blessed, virtuous, accomplished, and possess auspicious qualities. Devānupriya! You have attained such understanding, faith, and belief in the Nirgrantha teachings. It is readily available to you, it is your own, and you have undoubtedly achieved the fruits of human birth and life.
Devānupriya! The story goes that Sakra, the powerful, the Devendra, the supreme lord of the gods, the most beautiful among the Devraj, (holding a vajra in his hand, the destroyer of the city of the Asuras, the protector of the city of Purandara, the one who in a previous birth as the merchant Kartika, had nurtured a hundred special acquisitions, the one with a thousand eyes, the controller of the thousand-eyed clouds, the destroyer of the enemy named Pak, the lord of the southern part of the world, the master of thirty-two million celestial chariots, the rider of the elephant Airavata, the lord of the gods, the one with pure garments like the sky, adorned with garlands, with beautiful, painted, and shimmering earrings adorning his cheeks, with a radiant body, and wearing a long garland of flowers, Indra, seated on his throne in the Sudharma assembly, within the Sudharma Kalpa, in the Sudharmavatansaka celestial chariot) surrounded by eighty-four thousand ordinary gods (thirty-three Guru-sthaniya Trayastrinsta gods, four Lokapalas, eight prominent Indra-like beings with their families, three councils, seven armies, seven army commanders, three hundred and thirty-six thousand guardian gods) and many other gods and goddesses, declared, spoke, proclaimed, or formulated this:
"Gods! In the Bharat Kshetra, within the Jambudvipa, in the city of Champa, the Upasaka Kamdeva, accepting nourishment in his feeding hall, observing celibacy (having renounced jewels, golden garlands, adornments, decorations, and the application of sandalwood and saffron, free from weapons, staffs, etc., solitary, unique, without any other companion), lies on a bed of kusa, engaged in meditation according to the teachings of the Angikrita Dharma-Prajnapti. No god, demon (Yaksha, Rakshasa, Kinnara, Kimpurusha, Mahoraga), Gandharva can cause him to deviate, disturb, or change from the Nirgrantha teachings.
I did not have faith, belief, or conviction in this statement of Sakra, Devendra, the king of the gods. It seemed distasteful to me. I came here quickly. Devānupriya! The power, brilliance, fame, strength, vigor, and manly prowess
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