Agam 18 Upang 07 Jambudveep Pragnapti Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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सेनापति सुषेण से यह संवाद सुनकर राजा भरत अपने मन में हर्षित, परितुष्ट तथा आनन्दित हुआ। राजा ने सेनापति का सत्कार किया, सम्मान किया। सत्कृत, सम्मानित कर उसने अपने कौटुम्बिक पुरुषों 5 को बुलाया। बुलाकर कहा - आभिषेक्य हस्तिरत्न को शीघ्र तैयार करो। उन्होंने वैसा किया। तब घोड़े, 卐 हाथी, रथ तथा श्रेष्ठ योद्धाओं - पदातियों से परिगठित चातुरंगिणी सेना से संपरिवृत, अनेकानेक सुभटों के विस्तार से युक्त राजा उच्च स्वर से समुद्र के गर्जन के सदृश सिंहनाद करता हुआ अंजनगिरि के 5 शिखर के समान गजराज पर आरूढ़ हुआ ।
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69. Once king Bharat called Sushen, the army chief and said, 'O blessed by gods! Go and soon open both the doors of the southern entrance to Tamisra cave and inform me after compliance.'
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Sushen, the army chief felt happy and elated to receive these orders. He folded his hands, touched his forehead, rotated his folded hands around his head and humbly accepted the orders of the king. He then 47 got up and came to his place of stay and the place for worship (Paushadhashala). He spread a bed of hay and undertook three day fast with the aim of subduing Kritmal Deva. He observed paushadh in the paushadhashala with complete chastity. After the completion of three day fast, he came out from the paushadhashala. He then took has bath 5 in the bathing campus, performed routine exercises, added collyrium to his
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eyes as a symbol of beauty and put a mark (tilak) on his forehead. He then performed auspicious ceremonies with sandal powder, kumkum, curd, akshat and the like. He then wore the fine dress meant for high class gentry in state assembly. He wore a few very costly ornaments. He took the incense holder, flowers, fragrant substances and garlands in his hand. He then came out of bathing campus and went towards the place where the doors of southern entrance of Tamisra cave were located. 4
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Then many mandalik rulers, nobles, influential persons, persons honoured by the state, landlords and the elite followed Sushen, the army chief. Some of them were having lotus in their hand. Many maid 5 servants were following them. Some of them were with a hunched back. Many were from different countries such as Kirat and the like. Some of those maid servants were holding lotus in their hands. They were expert in understanding the desired thought of others just by their face or slight indication. They were humble by nature and expert in every activity up to that they were holding baskets full of boquets of flowers, water pots, 卐 fruit, fragrant powder, clothes, ornaments, seats, umbrella, whisks and the like.
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