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Chapter Twenty-Third
'The land was adorned with many kinds of creepers, buzzing with the sweet sound of intoxicated bees, and bearing forests of flowering vines, as if it were smiling.' ||1||
The Army's Description
'The land was adorned with high, golden gates, and it seemed to be displaying the gentle radiance and elevation of the sun of the winter season, as if it were the very embodiment of the Lord.' ||82||
Meter (1) 'The land was adorned with two beautiful dance halls on either side of each great street, like clear autumn clouds, with lightning-like dancers in their dances, and it seemed to be holding them for the worship of the Jina, as if it were filled with devotion.' ||8||
The Lineage's Description *'The land was adorned with two incense-filled pots, as if it were the breasts of the two-breasted Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, who was herself present, along with Saraswati, the goddess of learning, to serve the Jina, as if she were the very embodiment of the three worlds.' ||4||
The Indra Lineage's Description 'The land was adorned with four beautiful forests, frequented by swarms of bees, and it seemed to be wearing a blue garment, as if it were standing to worship the Lord.' ||45||
'You wish to call upon the Indras themselves to serve the Lord under the guise of words.' ||40||
'The land was adorned with many kinds of new creepers, buzzing with the sweet sound of intoxicated bees, and bearing forests of flowering vines, as if it were smiling.' ||81||
'The land was adorned with high, golden gates, and it seemed to be displaying the gentle radiance and elevation of the sun of the winter season, as if it were the very embodiment of the Lord.' ||2||
'The land was adorned with two beautiful dance halls on either side of each great street, like clear autumn clouds, with lightning-like dancers in their dances, and it seemed to be holding them for the worship of the Jina, as if it were filled with devotion.' ||8||
'The land was adorned with two incense-filled pots in front of the playhouses, as if it were the breasts of the two-breasted Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, who was herself present, along with Saraswati, the goddess of learning, to serve the Jina, as if she were the very embodiment of the three worlds.' ||4||
'The land was adorned with four beautiful forests, frequented by swarms of bees, and it seemed to be wearing a blue garment, as if it were standing to worship the Lord.' ||45||
1. New creeper. 2. Made of gold. 3. Like the sun of the winter season. 4. Dance. 5. Place of assembly. 6. Filled with devotion. 7. Pair of incense pots. Fourth. 8. Incense, this is also a reading. 9. Like a pair of breasts. 10. As if she were standing in the form of the place of assembly. 11. Like the ashoka tree with seven layers of leaves. 12. Garment. 13. Wearing. 14. Under the guise of the forest. 15. Omniscient.