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दीवाली पर ऊपर से लेकर नीचे तक सुगंधित गोल मालाऍ लटक रही थीं । सरस सुगन्धित पचरंगे पुष्पों के मॉडने बने हुए थे ।
उत्तम कृष्ण अगर, कुन्दरुष्क, तुरुष्क और धूप की मोहक सुगन्ध से महक रहा था और उस उत्तम सुरभिगंध से गंध की वर्तिका ( अगरबत्ती, धूपबत्ती) जैसा लगता था ।
अप्सराओ के समूह के गमनागमन से भरा था। दिव्य वाद्यों के निनाद में गूंज रहा था । वह स्वच्छ यावत् सलौना, अभिरूप था ।
उस प्रेक्षागृह मडप के अन्दर अतीव सम रमणीय भूभाग की रचना की थी । उस भूमिभाग में जडे हुए मणियो के रूप, रंग, गंध आदि का समस्त कथन पूर्ववत् समझना चाहिए।
उस सम और रमणीय प्रेक्षागृह मंडप की छत में पद्मलता आदि के चित्रामों से युक्त यावत् अतीव मनोहर चंदेवा बाँधा था।
CONSTRUCTION OF SPECTATORS HALL (PREKSHA GRIH)
45. Thereafter, the Abhiyogic gods prepared a spacious theatre right in the middle of that magnificent Viman.
That hall for spectators (Preksha grih) was located on many pillars. It was decorated with fine platforms, festoons and attractive dolls. This place was shining due to pillars studded with extremely attractive and beautifully shaped auspicious and pure Vaidurya Mani (gems). Its floor was studded with shining gems and it was properly levelled and divided.
In it, there were paintings of leopard, wolf, ox, horse, humanbeing, crocodile, vihag bird, snake, kinnar, deer, ashtapad, chamari cow, elephant, forest creeper and lotus creeper.
There were platforms made of hard gems at the top of the pillars adding to the grandeur. It was decorated with mechanised paintings in motion.
It was shining like thousands of sun-rays. It has thousands of beautiful bells, canopies of gold, pearls and jewels were on it. The front part of the top was decorated with many types of bells and buntings of five colours. It was looking dynamic due to its brightness and the rays spreading in all directions.
Its courtyard was plastered with cow-dung. The walls were white-washed. There were hand prints of red sandal paste at many सूर्याभ वर्णन
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