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There he enjoyed his life as befitted him and at its end was reborn from there on this island (of Jambüdvīpa) in East Videha. (There) is the district of Puskalāvatī. 32
26. tat Khecarâcale rājā Tri-lokottama[na)-nāmani
pure Vidyud-gatir13 vidyādharêśas tasya vallabhä 27. Vidyun-mālā, tavo sūnū Raśmi-vegâkhyaya jani.
sampürna-vauvano dhimān. pratyäsanna-bhavâvadhih 28. samadhi-guptam āsādhya muninn samprāpya samyamam
grhīta-sarvato-bhadra-prabhrtv-ugrópavāsakah
On a rock of the Khecaras in a city of the name Trilokottama. there lived at that time (tat) the king Vidyudgati. The wife of this lord of the vidyādharas was Vidyunmālā. Of them a son with the name Raśmivega was born. When adult he was a wise man. When his life was near its end the king sat down near a muni who had retired into meditation and when he had reached self-control he undertook strict fasting, the beginning of which was in every way auspicious.
29. paredyur Hima-giry-adri-guhāyām vogam ādadhat
präpta-dhüma-prabhā-duhkha-kukkutôraga-pāpinā
The next morning in a mountain cave in the Himalaya he encountered the wicked cock with a snake head, which had come to suffer in the Dhūmaprabhā?? hell.
30. tataś cyutena bhūtvâjagarenâlokya kopina
nigirno 'cyuta-kalpasthe vimāne puskare 'bhavat
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Text: -gatim.
34 Hemac., Tri" IX 2, 118, the city on Mt. Vaitādhya is named Tilakā.
» In Hemac, Tri" IX 2. 120. she is called Kanakatilakā.
36 In Hemac., Trio IX 2. 123. named Kiranavega.
1? On this hell see Kirfel 1920: 315-25.
