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Adipurana
Then, going a little ahead, he saw the first kot, which was competing with the shore of the Nishadha mountain and was adorned with the brilliance of jewels. ||80|| He also saw eight auspicious substances placed near the gate of the Gopura, which was guarded by the Devarupa doorkeepers. ||81|| Then, entering inside, the Chakravarti Bharat saw two Natyashalas on either side, and he was filled with great joy, befitting the dance of Indrani. ||82|| He saw two Dhoopghatas, placed on either side of the path, with a group of fragrant fuel, from which very fragrant smoke was emanating. ||83|| In this second enclosure, he saw four forests, which seemed to be offering oblations with their branches, adorned with falling flowers. ||84|| Seeing the forest of blooming Ashoka trees, the forest of Saptaparna trees, the forest of Champaka trees, and the beautiful forest of mangoes, the joy of King Bharat doubled. ||85|| The noble Bharat also worshipped the very tall Chaitya trees in those forests, which were presided over by the Jina images and worshipped by the Indra, Narendra, etc. ||86|| In those forests, the Kinnara women were singing the festival of the Lord, and the Chakravarti Bharat was filled with great satisfaction from their deep-toned songs. ||87|| The Lakshmi of the forest, with the fragrant wind as her fragrant breath and the flowers as her gentle smile, seemed to be conversing with the Chakravarti with the sweet sounds of the cuckoos. ||88|| Those forests, with the sounds of the cuckoo-like drums mixed with the music of the bees, seemed to be proclaiming the victory of the Jina, who had conquered Kamadeva. ||89|| Bharat also heard the great roar, like the roar of the ocean, which was arising from the eagerness of the people of the three worlds to enter there. ||90|| Then, beyond the earth, which was stopped by the forests, he saw the forest altar, like the jeweled belt of a beautiful woman, adorned with jewels. ||91|| Crossing the earth of the main gate of the forest altar, the Chakravarti Bharat saw the earth, which was stopped by the flags, as if it were being stopped by the clothes of the flags, which were being moved by the wind. ||92||
He saw the forest. ||79|| | He saw the first kot, which was competing with the shore of the Nishadha mountain and was adorned with the brilliance of jewels. ||80|| He also saw eight auspicious substances placed near the gate of the Gopura, which was guarded by the Devarupa doorkeepers. ||81|| Then, entering inside, the Chakravarti Bharat saw two Natyashalas on either side, and he was filled with great joy, befitting the dance of Indrani. ||82|| He saw two Dhoopghatas, placed on either side of the path, with a group of fragrant fuel, from which very fragrant smoke was emanating. ||83|| In this second enclosure, he saw four forests, which seemed to be offering oblations with their branches, adorned with falling flowers. ||84|| Seeing the forest of blooming Ashoka trees, the forest of Saptaparna trees, the forest of Champaka trees, and the beautiful forest of mangoes, the joy of King Bharat doubled. ||85|| The noble Bharat also worshipped the very tall Chaitya trees in those forests, which were presided over by the Jina images and worshipped by the Indra, Narendra, etc. ||86|| In those forests, the Kinnara women were singing the festival of the Lord, and the Chakravarti Bharat was filled with great satisfaction from their