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________________ ANCIENT JAINA HYMNS (9) In the middle of those four shapes, a huge Asoka tree is visible, overshadowing the audience. (10) Wherever his foot treads, thorns turn their spikes downward. (11) The trees salute him, as it were, bending down towards him. (12) The sound of divine drims keeps accompany ing his voice. (13) A pleasant breeze keeps blowing. (14) The birds fly around him in the auspicicus direction. (15) Showers of fragrant water fall. (16) Divine flowers of ail the five colours fall in showers and cover the ground knee-deep. (17) His hair and nails do not grow. (18} At least one krore of gods and genii are always near him to serve him. (19) The weather is always pleasant. All these "atisayas' are enumerated in the Munisuvrata-stavana (st. 8-13). Seven out of those mentioned under 16) and (c), viz., the Asoka tree, the flower-rain, the chowries, the throne, the halo, the divine drums, and the three parasols, with the addition of a further item, viz., divine music accompanying the Lord's voice (generally quoted as the third in stereotyped order), form the "eight pāờibera”, or "pratihārya". They are described in the VarakāņaPārsvanātha-stavana (st. 20 ff.) in detail. (1) Vids Pravac., Dvāra 440, p. 106. 22 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
SR No.034743
Book TitleAncient Jaina Hymns
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorCharlotte Krause
PublisherOriental Institute
Publication Year1952
Total Pages184
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size13 MB
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