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The Seventeenth Chapter
377. Then, Sudharmendra, the lord of the senses, knew the inner intention of the Guru. At that moment, he realized that the Lord had been using his knowledge of the future. ||46||
To awaken the Lord, the Laukantika Devas descended from the Brahma-loka, eager to cross over. ||47||
They were the Sarvasvata, Aditya, Agni, Aruna, Gardatoya, Tusita, Avyabadha, and Aristha, eight in number. They were the best among the Devas, having mastered all the scriptures in their previous births, with pure intentions. ||48-49||
They were the inhabitants of the Brahma-loka, peaceful, with auspicious Leshyas, possessing great powers. They were called Laukantika because they resided at the end of that world. ||50||
They shone like divine swans, eager to reach the banks of the river of liberation. They announced the arrival of the autumn season, symbolizing the auspiciousness of the Lord's initiation. ||51||
The Laukantika Devas offered flower garlands, as if they were offering parts of their own minds to worship the Lord's feet. ||52||
They first worshipped the Lord's feet with flowers from the Kalpavriksha, and then began to praise him with hymns filled with meaning. ||53||
O Lord, your desire to conquer the enemy of delusion clearly shows that you have decided to act as a brother to the Bhavyas, to help them like a brother. ||54||
O Deva, you are the ultimate light, the cause of all things. You are the one who will liberate the world from the fall of ignorance. ||55||
O Deva, by showing us the path of Dharma, you have made it possible for the Bhavyas to cross the insurmountable and terrifying ocean of Samsara with ease. ||56||
Your words, like rays of the sun, illuminate the entire world. They will awaken the lotus of knowledge in the Bhavyas. ||57||
The Lord was deeply concerned about the union of the liberated soul with the Angana, the embodiment of liberation. Therefore, the entire world seemed empty to him. ||45||
The Lord, Vripbhadeva, attained enlightenment, meaning he became detached from the world. The lord of the senses, Indra, knew all the intentions of the Guru through his knowledge of the future. ||46||
At that time, the Laukantika Devas descended from the Brahma-loka to awaken the Lord and worship his auspiciousness. ||47||
These Laukantika Devas were of eight types: Sarvasvata, Aditya, Agni, Aruna, Gardatoya, Tusita, Avyabadha, and Aristha. They were the best among the Devas, having mastered all the scriptures in their previous births, with pure intentions. ||48-49||
They resided in the Brahma-loka, the fifth heaven, always peaceful, with auspicious Leshyas, possessing great powers. They were called Laukantika because they resided at the end of that world. ||50||
They resembled swans of the Laukantika heaven, eager to reach the banks of the river of liberation. They announced the arrival of the autumn season, symbolizing the auspiciousness of the Lord's initiation. ||51||
The flower garlands offered by the Laukantika Devas seemed as if they were offering parts of their own minds to worship the Lord's feet. ||52||
They first worshipped the Lord's feet with flowers from the Kalpavriksha, and then began to praise him with hymns filled with meaning. ||53||
O Lord, your desire to conquer