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[Third Chapter]
[51 Accepted. Again and again desired and accepted. Thus accepting the meaning of the dream, with the permission of King Vasudeva, she rose from the Bhadraasana and came to her bedchamber with a swift and non-hurried pace. The queen thought, 'May this auspicious, principal, and auspicious dream of mine not be destroyed by other sinful dreams.' Therefore, she remained seated, awakening from the dream with auspicious and auspicious religious stories and discussions related to the Devaguru.
When morning came, King Vasudeva summoned the domestic servants and said to them, "Devanupriyo! Go quickly and bring such dream interpreters - who are knowledgeable in the sutras and meanings of the Ashtaanga Mahaanimitta and are knowledgeable in various scriptures!" Accepting the royal command, the domestic servants went quickly, with agility, speed, and swiftness through the city of Dwaraka to the homes of the dream interpreters and conveyed the royal command to them. The dream interpreters were pleased. They bathed and adorned their bodies. They made auspicious marks on their foreheads with mustard seeds and green grass. They left their homes and reached the gate of the royal palace. Then all the dream interpreters gathered together and came to the outer waiting room. They joined their hands and greeted King Vasudeva with the words "Jai-Vijay." Having been saluted, worshipped, honored, and respected by King Vasudeva, the dream interpreters sat on the Bhadraasanas that had been prepared beforehand. King Vasudeva called Devaki Devi and seated her inside the curtain. Then, holding flowers and fruits in his hands, the king said to the dream interpreters with great humility, "Devanupriyo! Today, Devaki Devi, while sleeping in the dwelling described earlier, saw a lion in her dream. O Devanupriyo! What will be the fruit of such a dream?"
Hearing King Vasudeva's question and understanding it, the dream interpreters were pleased. They considered the dream in general, considered it in particular, determined the meaning of the dream, discussed it with each other, and knowing the meaning of the dream themselves, receiving it from others, and resolving doubts, they finally determined the meaning and addressed King Vasudeva, saying, "Devanupriyo! In the science of dreams, there are forty-two types of general dreams and thirty Mahaasvapnas, thus a total of seventy-two types of dreams are mentioned. Of these, the mothers of Tirthankaras and Chakravartis, when a Tirthankara or Chakravarti is in the womb, see fourteen Mahaasvapnas - (1) elephant, (2) bull, (3) lion, (4) Lakshmi who has been anointed, (5) garland of flowers, (6) moon, (7) sun, (8) flag, (9) kumbha (pot), (10) lotus pond, (11) ocean, (12) aircraft or building, (13) treasure of jewels, and (14) smokeless fire.
Of these fourteen Mahaasvapnas, the mother of Vasudeva, when Vasudeva is in the womb, sees seven dreams. The mother of Baldeva, when Baldeva is in the womb, sees four Mahaasvapnas out of these fourteen dreams.
And the mother of the Mandalik king sees one Mahaasvapna out of these fourteen dreams. O Devanupriyo! Devaki Devi has seen one Mahaasvapna. This dream is generous, auspicious, healthy, satisfying, and auspicious. It is indicative of happiness and prosperity. It will bring you wealth, enjoyment, sons, and kingdom. Nine months
and seven and a half days will pass, and Devaki Devi will give birth to a son like a flag in your lineage. This child, after passing through childhood and becoming a young man, will be the king of the kingdom or will be a future soul who will not marry. Therefore, O Devanupriyo! Devaki Devi has seen this generous and auspicious dream.
Hearing and understanding this dream-fruit from the dream interpreters, King Vasudeva was delighted, satisfied