Agam 35 Chhed 02 Bruhatkalpa Sutra

Author(s): K C Lalwani
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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Kalpa Sūtra हेम-चारु-चित्त-चंचल-कुंडल-विलिहिज्ज-माणागंडे (महड्ढिए महज्जुइए महब्बले महायसे महाणुभावे महासुक्खे) भासुर-बोंदी-पलंबमाण-वणमाले सोहम्मे कप्पे सोहम्म-वडिसगे विमाणे सुहम्माए सभाए सक्कंसि सीहासणंसि से णं तथ्थ बत्तीसाए विमाण-वास-सय-साहस्सीणं चउरासीए सामाणियसाहस्सीणं तायत्तीसाए तायत्तीसगाणं चउण्हं लोगपालाणं अट्टण्हं अग्गमाहिसीणं सपरिवाराणं तिण्हं परिसाणं सत्तण्हं अणियाणं सत्तण्हं अणियाहिवईणं चउण्हं चउरासीतीए आय-रक्ख-देव-साहस्सीणं अण्णेसिं च बहूणं सोहम्मकप्पवासीणं वेमाणियाणं देवाणं देवीणं य आहेवच्चं पोरेवच्चं सामित्तं भट्टित्तं महत्तरगत्तं आणा-ईसर-सेणावच्चं कारेमाणे पालेमाणे महया यणट्ट-गीय-वाइय-तंती-तलताल-तुडिय-घण-मुइंग-पडु-पडह-वाइय-खेणं दिव्वाइं भोग-भोगाइं भुंजमाणे विहरइ ॥
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[ Sakra, the king of gods] At that time, in that period, Sakra, the highest among gods, the king of gods, the wielder of the thunderbolt, the destroyer of towns, the performer of a hundred sacrifices, with a thousand eyes, Maghavan, the punisher of (the demon) Paka, the master of the southern half of loka (sphere), the lord of 32,00,0m vimānas, the best rider of the elephant Airavata, the chief of the suras; with spotless-clean and sky-like robes, with his crown decorated with garlands, with ear-rings made of pure gold and highly attractive, dangling on his cheeks; (the most fortunate, the most brilliant, the most mighty, the most glorious, the most powerful, the most happy), with a splendid body, wearing a down-reaching garland of forest-flowers; (such one) was seated on the throne of the Sakras, in the council-hall named Sudharmā in the vimāna named Saudharmăvatamsa, in the heaven called) Saudharma-kalpa; (such one) exercised and maintained supreme command, administration, management, guidance, direction, sovereign power and generalship over 32,00,000 dwellers of vimānas, 84,000 dwellers of vimānas of similar rank and life-span (with himself), 33 chief gods, 4 guardians of the spheres, 8 principal consorts with their retinue, 3 courts, 7 regiments, 7 commanders of regiments, celestial body-guards/aides-de-camp 84,000 strong, and an innumerable number of gods and goddesses residing in the Saudharma-kalpa;