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Third Pratipatti: Vijayadevas Upapasa and His Abhisheka
Some devas perform four types of acting: Dartantika, Pratishrutika, Samanyatovinipatika, and Lokamadhyavasana.
Some devas make themselves appear fat, some perform Tandava dance, some perform Lasya dance, some make "chu-chu" sounds, some perform all the aforementioned actions, some stamp their feet on the ground, some sway their bodies, some make rhythmic sounds by striking their thighs, some perform all three of these actions, some neigh like horses, some make rumbling sounds like elephants, some make sounds like chariots, some make all three types of sounds, some jump up, some jump up in a special way, some perform leaps, some perform all three of these actions, some roar like lions, some strike the ground with their feet, some strike the ground with their hands, some perform all three of these actions, some make "hakkara" sounds, some make "vukkara" sounds, some make "thakkara" sounds, some make "putkara" (puffing) sounds, some start chanting names, some perform all the aforementioned actions, some jump up, some fall down, some fall sideways, some perform all three of these actions, some start burning, some become heated by the warmth, some heat up intensely, some burn, heat up, and intensely heat up, some roar, some flash lightning, some start raining, some perform roaring, flashing lightning, and raining, some hold assemblies of devas, some dance the devas in the air, some create laughter among the devas, some joyfully exclaim "hu hu hu hu", some perform all the aforementioned actions, some emit divine light, some perform miraculous divine displays, some flutter their garments in the air, some perform all the aforementioned actions.
Some devas hold lotus flowers in their hands, some hold thousand-petaled lotuses, some hold bells, some hold water pots, some hold incense burners. In this way, they are delighted and joyful, their hearts blossoming with joy.
They are running and rushing around in all directions in that victorious capital city.
Explanation: The present sutra mentions various dramatic techniques, musical techniques, songs, and acting. The Rajaprashnoyasutra mentions that Suryabha deva demonstrated thirty-two types of dramatic techniques in the presence of Bhagavan Mahavira. Those thirty-two dramatic techniques are as follows:
1. The first dramatic technique in the form of auspicious gestures like Swastika.
2. The second dramatic technique in the form of intricate and colorful acting.
3. The third dramatic technique in the form of intricate and colorful acting depicting deer, bulls, and horses.
4. The fourth dramatic technique in the form of the Ekatacarakra (single wheel) and Dvidhacakra (divided wheel) gestures.
5. The dramatic technique in the form of the division of the crescent moon, the sun, and the garland of flowers.
6. The dramatic technique in the form of the rising of the moon and the sun.
7. The dramatic technique in the form of the arrival of the moon and the sun.