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The Adipurana
Seeing the sky filled with the smoke of the incense, the celestial beings or Vidyadharas who traverse the sky, even though it was not the rainy season, began to fear the clouds of the rainy season. || 157 || The incense, carried by a gentle breeze, spread its fragrance in all directions. It shone so beautifully that it seemed like the fragrance of the mouth of the Earth Goddess, revealed by her breath. || 158 || Attracted by the fragrance of the incense, swarms of bees spread out in all directions, enhancing the beauty of the hair of the women who were the directions. || 159 || On one side, the fragrance of the incense pots was spreading, and on the other side, the fragrant breath of the celestial women was coming out, so the bees, overwhelmed by the fragrance, were buzzing. || 160 || There was always the sound of the rainy season, with the thunderous sound of the drums that overpowered the thunder, and the falling rain of flowers. || 161 || A little further ahead, on the sides of the main streets, there were four lanes of forest, which seemed as if the rows of forests like Nandana had come to see the Lord. || 162 || Those four forests were of Ashoka, Saptaparna, Champa, and Mango trees, all of which were in full bloom, making them look as if they were laughing with joy. || 163 || With their many kinds of trees adorned with fruits and flowers, those forests seemed as if they were standing with offerings for the Jina, the Lord of the world. || 164 || In those forests, the trees were swaying in the wind, their branches waving like hands, as if they were dancing in joy. || 165 || Or, those trees were full of good shade, full of fruits, tall, the cause of happiness for humans, comfortable and cool, so they seemed like good kings, because good kings are also full of good shade, that is, shelter, full of fruits, tall, that is, generous, the cause of happiness for humans, comfortable and peaceful. || 166 || Called by the fragrance of the flowers, and therefore gathered together, the swarms of bees, with their sweet buzzing, made the forest trees seem as if they were singing the praises of the Jina. || 167 ||