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he creates a gem studded and gold painted, beautiful, enchanting, attractive and large divine arena.
With the same process he creates a gem studded and gold painted, beautiful, enchanting, attractive and large throne at the centre of this arena. After this he comes near Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir, starting from the south goes around him three times (clockwise), and after paying homage and salutations brings Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir near the divine arena. He than gently seats Bhagavan on the throne in the divine arenaBhagavan facing eastward.
After doing all this the king of gods did massage on Bhagavan's body with Shatapak and Shahasra (medicated and perfumed) oils; rubbed his body with fragrant powders and pastes and bathed him with clean and pure water. He then wrapped three pieces of cloth, costing a hundred thousand coins, around Bhagavan's body and applied a paste of red Goshirsh sandal-wood. He made Bhagavan wear a two piece dress made of a cloth as white and soft as froth from a horse's mouth or a swan, so thin as could be blown by exhalation from Bhagavan's nostrils, made in the commercial area of a particular city (famous for its fine textiles), praised by experts and ornamented with golden wires by expert artisans. After that he was adorned with Haar, Ardhahaar, beautiful ornaments on the chest, single line necklaces, long necklaces, girdle on his waist, a crown and gem necklaces. Finally he was adorned like a Kalpavriksha with four types of flower garlands namely granthim, veshtim, purim and sanghatim.
After embellishing Bhagavan, Indra once again performed Vaikriya Samudghat and created a huge Sahasravahini (carried by one thousand persons) palanquin named Chandraprabha. That palanquin was decorated with illustrations of wolf, bull, भावना: पन्द्रहवाँ अध्ययन
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Bhaavana: Fifteenth Chapter
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