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The Adipurana states that Kamadeva, being bodiless, entered the bodies of these goddesses and, stationed there like a fort, wounded the Lord with his arrows. ||9|| Thus, while enjoying pleasures with these goddesses, the time of the Jagadguru, Lord Rishabhadeva, passed like a single moment in a great city, filled with continuous festivals. ||99||
Then, one day, Yashaviti Mahadevi was sleeping in the palace. In her dream, she saw the earth, Mount Meru, the sun with the moon, a lake with swans, and the ocean with its surging waves. After waking up from the dream, she heard the words of the prisoners chanting auspicious hymns. ||100-101||
At that time, the prisoners were chanting auspicious hymns, saying, "O goddess, who brings welfare to others and who has attained hundreds of blessings, now you wake up; for you are like a lotus, adorned with beauty. This is the time for you to awaken." Meaning: Just as this is the time for the lotus to awaken and bloom, so too is it the time for you to awaken. ||102||
"O mother, the auspicious dreams you have seen, of the earth, Meru, the ocean, the sun, the moon, and the lake, are for your happiness." ||103||
"O goddess, this swan, like the moon, has been searching for the darkness, like algae, in the sky, like a lake, for a long time. Now, it is as if, out of sorrow, it is taking refuge in the tree, like the setting sun, that is, it is setting." ||104||
"These swans, like stars, have been swimming in the sky, like a lake, for a long time. Now, it is as if they are taking refuge in the peaks of the setting sun, to dwell there, that is, they are setting." ||105||
"O goddess, this moon has become devoid of radiance. It seems as if, during the night, the chakavis, with their eyes red due to sleep, have looked at it with envy. Therefore, it is as if, due to the fault of their sight, it has become devoid of radiance." ||106||
"O goddess, now this night is also fleeing, wrapping its stars, like wealth, in the garment of moonlight. It seems as if it wants to follow the hours that have passed." ||107||
"On this side, the moon is setting, and on this side, the sun is rising. It seems as if...