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The Seventeenth Chapter
Then, in the midst of the great assembly hall, surrounded by hundreds of kings, Lord Vrishabhadeva was seated on his throne, just as the sun is seated on the shore of the mountain Naishadha. ||1|| Thus seated on the throne, Indra, along with the apsaras and the gandharvas, came there with offerings to worship the Lord. ||2|| And, conquering the sun, which is situated on the peak of the mountain of the rising sun, with his own brilliance, he sat on his worthy throne. ||3|| Filled with devotion, Indra, desiring to worship the Lord, then began to have the apsaras and the gandharvas dance. ||4|| That dance also captivated the mind of Lord Vrishabhadeva. Just as a very pure crystal also acquires color, i.e., redness, from contact with other substances. ||5|| Thinking, "How can the Lord be detached from the enjoyment of the kingdom and pleasures?" Indra then appointed a dancer whose lifespan was very short. ||6|| Then, that very beautiful celestial dancer named Neelanjana, was dancing with rasa, bhava, and laya, when, due to the depletion of the lamp of life, she became invisible in an instant. Just as a creeper of lightning disappears in an instant, so too, that goddess, who had a form that was as fickle and bright as lightning, disappeared in an instant. As soon as she disappeared, Indra, fearing a break in the rasa, immediately placed another goddess with the same body in that place, so that the dance continued as before.