Agam 05 Ang 05 Bhagvati Vyakhya Prajnapti Sutra Part 03

Author(s): K C Lalwani
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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भगवती सूत्रम् सः ७ उः ९
Thereon the king came to his bathroom and entered into it. Having completed all the accessories, he finished his bath. Thereafter he fulfilled the rituals for the removal of all obstacles and propitiated good omens. Then he dacorated his person with arms and ornaments, duly protected himself with armour, placed necklaces on his breast, picked up the curved bow and decorated himself with the chosen orders of a warrior. He took a necessary stock of arms and weapons and had an umbrella decorated with a garland of koranțaka flowers over his head. He was fanned by camaras and hailed by shouts of victory all around. In this manner, King Konika, as per the description of the Aupapatika Sūtra, took his seat on the elephant.
तए णं से कूणिए राया हारोत्थयसुकयरइयवच्छे जहा उववाइए जाव... सेयवरचामराहिं उद्धृव्वमाणीहिं उद्धृव्वमाणीहिं हयगयरहपवरजोहकलियाए चाउरंगिणीए सेणाए सद्धि संपरिवुडे महयाभडचडगरविंद परिखित्ते जेणेव महासिलाकंटए संगामे तेणेव उवागच्छइ उवागच्छित्ता महासिलाकंटयं संगामं ओयाए। पुरओ य से सक्के देविंदे देवराया एगं महं अभेज्जकवयं वइरपडिरूवगं विउव्वित्ता णं चिट्ठइ । एवं खलु दो इंदा संगामे संगामेति तं जहा-देविंदे य मणुइंदे य। एगहत्थिणा वि णं पभू कूणिए राया परा जिणित्तए। तएणं से कूणिए राया महासिलाकंटकं संगामं संगामेमाणे णव मल्लई णव लेच्छई कासीकोसलगा अट्ठारस वि गणरायाणो हयमहियपवरवीरघाइय-वियडियचिंधद्धयपडागे किच्छपाणगए दिसो दिसि पडिसेहित्था ।
Then King Konika, with his breast covered with necklaces, giving delight to the people, and being incessantly fanned by white camara, as per the description of the Aupapātika Sūtra, and attended by the four-fold army consisting of the int cavalry, elephantry and chariots, came for the Mahāśilakantaka battle. He encountered the challenge of Sakra, the king of the gods, who transformed himself and stood before him like an impenetrable wall. It looked as if a duel had started between two Indras, one the Indra of the gods and the other the Indra of men. King Konika was, however, so very powerful that he was capable to attain victory over his adversaries with a single elephant. (So · Konika won over Indra to his side.)