Agam 35 Chhed 02 Bruhatkalpa Sutra

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

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Kalpa Sūtra astronomical locations, the lamp of the firmament, the melter of snow-heaps, the illustrious leader of planets, the destroyer of nights, pleasant for a momentary vision at the rising and setting time, exceedingly hard to vision (for the rest of the day), the punisher of night-faring miscreants, the subduer of chill, with its luminous glory set forth by a thousandrays.
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८. तो पूणो जच्च-कणग-लट्ठि-पइट्टियं समूह-णील-रत्त-पीय-सुक्किलसुकुमालुल्लसिय-मोरपिच्छ-कय-मुद्धयं धयं अहियस्ससिरीयं फालीय-संखंककुद-दग-रय-रयय-कलस-पंडुरेण मत्थयत्थेण सीहेण रायमाणेण रायमाणं भित्तं गगण-तल-मंडलं चेव ववसिएणं पिच्छइ सिव-मउय-मारुय-लयाहयकंपमाणं अइप्पमाणं जण-पिच्छणिज्ज-रूवं ॥
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8. Then an ensign, fastened to a staff of pure gold, an attractive sight for the people, unusually large in size, with its crest made of tender and delightful peacock feather, deep blue, red, yellow and white, exceedingly gracious; as if a lion, white like crystal, or conch-shell, or anka-stone, or kunda flower, or foam of water, or a silver cup, was floating to and fro in the firmament, (as if) to deprive a king of his dignity by the dignity of another king. Beaten by gentle stroke of pure breeze, the brilliant ensign was fluttering.
९. तो पुणो जच्च-कंचणुज्जलंत-रूवं णिम्मल-जल-पुण्णम् उत्तमं दिप्पमाणसोहं कमल-कलाव-परिरायमाणं पडिपुण्णय-सव्वमंगल-भेय-समागमं पवररयण-परायंत-कमलट्ठियं णयण-भूसण-करं पभासमाणं सव्वो चेव दीवयंतं सोम-लच्छी-णिभेलणं सव्व-पाव-परिवज्जियं सुभं भासुरं सिरि-वरं सव्वोउयसुरभि-कुसुम-आसत्त-मल्ल-दामं पिच्छइ सा रयय-पुण्ण-कलसं ॥ ४१
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9. Then (saw) a full jar of precious (silvery?) metal, resplendent with fine gold, full of pure water, super-excellent and shining in beauty, surrounded and decorated with boquets of water lilies, marked all over by prosperity and happiness, placed on a lotus excelling even a jewel, like the peaceful abode of the goddess of Wealth, delight of the eye, free from all sins, splendid, shining and exquisitely beautiful; casting its brilliance in all directions, and decorated with garlands made of fragrant flowers of all seasons.
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