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RISABHA DEVA
Many celestial maidens came to attend on the Mother of God, of their own accord, at the instance of the Lord of the first Heaven. They assisted Maru Devi in all ways, and kept her cheerful and bright.
There is always something different in a WORLD TEACHER to distinguish Him from the rest of humanity. Risabha Deva's embryonic growth was also marked by many wonderful signs. There were no signs of pregnancy apparent in the body of the Mother; she was cheerful and bright all the time, and her intelligence, already keen and penetrating, grew further with the growth of the Divine Child in her womb. The would-be Mother of the greatest Hero that was to be born, she now discarded the looking glass and began to look at her face in the lustre of a naked sword! In this way the days of pregnancy (nine months and seven days) were passed. The birth of Bhagwan Risabha Deva was marked with many wonderful signs-the directions were clarified; a wave of peace passed over the entire universe, even the denizens of hells experiencing its electric thrill for a passing moment; the thrones of the Indras of heavens shook as if by the invisible agitation of a wireless wave !
Again the devas joined with men in celebrating the Birth of a God. They assembled in the
