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The world-teacher, worthy of worship by the likes of Nabhiraj, is the Adipurana. The fruit of it is the fulfillment of the three goals of life and supreme bliss. ||10|| Even a single item of this collection is pleasing to the virtuous, what to say of the entire collection of virtues gathered together in one place? ||102|| Having enacted the play of the conception, which is the means to achieve the fruit of the three goals of life, Hari then instructed him to enact the play of birth and coronation. ||103|| Then, taking up the story of the ten avatars of the Lord, Indra began to enact many other plays with many forms. ||104|| In the process of enacting these plays, Indra first performed the auspicious act of removing obstacles, and then, with full attention, began the pre-play. ||105|| Beginning the pre-play, Indra first performed the Tandava dance, offering a shower of flowers. ||106|| At the beginning of the Tandava dance, he performed the Nandi Mangala, and after completing the Nandi Mangala, he entered the stage. At that time, Indra, the knower of the science of drama and adorned with auspicious garments and ornaments, was shining brightly. ||107|| When he descended onto the stage, he stood with his legs spread out and his hands on his hips, surrounded by the Maruts, the gods. It seemed as if the earth, surrounded by the winds, was standing there. ||108|| In the middle of the stage, Indra, scattering flowers, seemed to be distributing the remaining essence of the play for the benefit of others. ||109|| Adorned with beautiful garments and ornaments, and with a group of beautiful eyes, he shone like a Kalpa tree, full of flowers. ||110|| The falling shower of flowers, followed by many intoxicated bees, shone like a sky adorned with various paintings. ||111||