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Third Varga
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It was extremely radiant. Merely by seeing it, the eyes of the spectators would get glued to it. Its touch was pleasurable, and its form was endowed with beauty. It had stupas (reliquaries) of gold, gems, and jewels built into it. Its main spire was adorned with various kinds of five-colored flags along with bells. It was radiating clusters of dazzling rays all around. It was plastered, washed, and adorned with canopies, so much so that it appeared like a temple lamp emitting fragrance. It was pleasing to the mind, visually appealing, beautiful, and a reflection of beauty—extremely enchanting.
Thereafter, the chief merchant Bhadra arranged the marriage (panigraha) of Dhanyakumara with the daughters of thirty-two Ibhyavara (eminent merchants) in a single day. He provided them with thirty-two sets of items, such as: [32 crore silver coins, 32 crore gold coins, 32 excellent crowns, 32 excellent pairs of earrings, 32 excellent necklaces, 32 excellent half-necklaces, 32 excellent single-strand necklaces, 32 pearl necklaces, 32 golden necklaces, 32 jeweled necklaces, 32 pairs of excellent bracelets, 32 pairs of excellent armlets, 32 excellent sets of silk garments, 32 excellent sets of cotton garments, 32 sets of Tussah silk garments, 32 sets of sashes, 32 sets of fine muslin, 32 Shri (goddesses of prosperity), 32 Hri (goddesses of modesty), 32 Dhrti (goddesses of fortitude), 32 Kirti (goddesses of fame), 32 Buddhi (goddesses of intellect), and 32 Lakshmi (goddesses of wealth) statues, 32 Nanda (auspicious objects), 32 Bhadra (auspicious objects), 32 palm trees, all of which are to be understood as jewel-like. The 32 excellent flags as the insignia (ketu) of his palace, 32 excellent cattle-pens (gokula) according to the count of ten thousand cows, 32 excellent dramas performed by thirty-two persons, 32 excellent horses, all of which are to be understood as jewel-like. Thirty-two excellent elephants, like a treasure-house, 32 excellent vehicles, all jewel-like, 32 excellent palanquins, 32 excellent chariots, 32 excellent gillis (elephant's howdah), 32 excellent thilli (horse's saddle), 32 excellent open vehicles, 32 pleasure chariots, 32 war chariots, 32 excellent horses, 32 excellent elephants, 32 villages according to the count of ten thousand families living in each, 32 excellent male servants, 32 excellent female servants, 32 excellent attendants, 32 doorkeepers, 32 eunuchs (antahpura guards), 32 ministers (mahattarakas), 32 golden, 32 silver, and 32 gold-silver hanging lamps, 32 golden, 32 silver, and 32 gold-silver standing lamps, similarly, 32 golden, 32 silver, and 32 gold-silver panjara-dipa (lamps with stands), as well as 32 golden, 32 silver, and 32 gold-silver plates, 32 bowls, 32 cups, 32 saucers, 32 spoons, 32 chamber pots, 32 griddles, 32 footstools, 32 special seats, 32 water pots, 32 beds, 32 small beds, 32 goose-shaped seats, 32 crane-shaped seats, 32 eagle-shaped seats, 32 elevated seats, 32 lowered seats, 32 long seats, 32 auspicious seats, 32 wing-shaped seats, 32 crocodile-shaped seats, 32 lotus-shaped seats, 32 crossed-leg seats, as well as 32 oil containers, etc., all are to be understood according to the Rajaprasniya-sutra, up to 32 mustard-seed containers, 32 hunchbacked female servants, etc., all are to be understood according to the Aupapātika-sūtra, up to 32 female servants from the Parasa country, 32 umbrellas, 32 umbrella-bearing female servants, 32 chāmaras (yak-tail fans), 32 chāmara-bearing female servants, 32 fans, 32 fan-bearing female servants, 32 betel-nut containers, etc.