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The Gaja-danta mountain, which extends from the Nishadha and Nila mountains, is like a devotee who has stretched out his hands in devotion to the feet of the great ones. For who, serving the feet of the great, does not attain greatness? ||179||
These Gaja-danta mountains, which are situated at the feet of the great mountains, seem as if the Nishadha and Nila mountains have stretched out their hands in devotion to serve them. ||180||
These great rivers, Sita and Sitoda, seem to be afraid to approach the mountain and are flowing towards the ocean from a distance of two kosas. ||181||
This Bhadrashala forest, which surrounds the mountain, surpasses the beauty of Devakuru and Uttarakuru with its splendor and adorns the surrounding land with its trees. ||182||
Here is the Nandana forest, here is the Saumanasa forest, and here is the Panduka forest, all three of which are adorned with ever-blooming trees and are extremely beautiful. ||183||
Here are the crescent-shaped Devakuru and Uttarakuru, here is the glorious Jambu tree, and here is the Salmali tree. ||184||
In these four forests, the Chaitya-alaya of the Jina-eshvara are shining brightly, illuminating the sky-like courtyard with their peaks, which are radiant with the brilliance of the forests. ||185||
This mountain is always filled with virtuous beings (Yakshas), is adorned with many gardens and Jina-alaya, and has many rivers and Videha fields nearby, so it seems like a city. For a city is also always filled with virtuous beings (righteous people), is adorned with gardens and Jina-mandilas, and has many rivers and fields nearby. ||186||
Or, this mountain, adorned with worldly beings like bees and leaves like the Bharata and other fields, appears like the lotus-petal of the Jambu-dvipa. ||187||
Thus, this Sumeru mountain, endowed with such excellent glory, seems to be exceeding the length of the three worlds today. ||188||
Describing it from afar, the self-enlightened minister reached the Meru mountain as if the Jina-mandilas had called him with their flag-like hands. ||189||
Seeing the timeless, ever-shining, and divine Chaitya-alaya, which were not made by human hands, the self-enlightened minister attained supreme joy. ||190||
He first circumambulated, then bowed down repeatedly in devotion, and then offered worship. Thus, he worshipped the Bhadrashala and other forests in order. ||191||