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सिंहासन के सामने स्थापित पादपीठ सर्वश्रेष्ठ मूल्यवान मणियों और रत्नों का बना हुआ था। उस पादपीठ पर पैर रखने के लिए बिछा हुआ मसूरक (गोल आसन) जैसे कोमल और केसर तंतुओं जैसे अत्यन्त सुकोमल सुन्दर आस्तारक से ढका हुआ था।
उसका स्पर्श आजिनक (चर्म का वस्त्र ) (मृग छाला), रुई, बूर, मक्खन और आक की रुई जैसा मृदु-कोमल था।
वह सुन्दर, सुरचित रजस्त्राण (वस्त्र) से ढका था । उस पर कसीदा काढ़े क्षौम दुकूल (रुई से बने वस्त्र) की चद्दर बिछी हुई थी और अत्यन्त रमणीय लाल वस्त्र से आच्छादित था। जिससे वह सिंहासन अत्यन्त रमणीय, मन को प्रसन्न करने वाला, दर्शनीय, अभिरूप और प्रतिरूप - अतीव मनोहर दिखता था ।
CONSTRUCTION OF THE THRONE
48. A gigantic throne was constructed on the Mani-peethika (the gemmed) platform. The description of the throne is as under
The leg-plates of the throne were of gold, hand-rests were lionshaped and studded with gems and the legs were also of gold. The leg-tops were also studded with jewels. The central limbs were of a special gold.
The joints were full of gems. The central part was knitted with jewelled cane.
There were pictures of tiger, bullock, horse, man, crocodile, bird, snake, kinnar-the demon-god, deer (ruru), rhinocerous, chamari cow, elephant, wild creeper, lotus and other suchlike things on the throne.
The stool in front of the throne was made of unique costly gems and jewels. The cloth for placing the foot spread on the stool was soft and covered with beautiful and extremely delicate cover.
Its touch was as much soothing as that of leather cloth, deerskin, cotton, husk, butter and cotton made of Akada plant.
It was covered with beautiful, properly prepared cloth. An embroidered cotton bed sheet was spread on it. It was covered with extremely beautiful red cloth. So the throne was looking extremely grand pleasant, worth-seeing, perpetually charming.
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