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CHAPTERS
The eight distinctive qualities in a Tirthankara known as Pratiharya) (miaga ).
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Oh Lord who are for ever in equipoise, this Asokavrakah (Seitzald (a very beautiful tree which always accompanies a Tirth ankara, looks as if it is in joy; it appears to be singing by the buzzing of the large bees (H121 ) and it appears to be dancing as it leaves svay with the wind. (The poet imagines that Since it is a red coloured tree (the flowers are red) it has become extremely happy!
Oh Veetraga! In your Samvasaran (
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tastic building where the Lord gives his discourse - the Devas cover, till the depth of one's knees, the whole of this Yojana (ziviot ) wide Sawvasaran with wonderful flowers. Even the flowers att face upwards!
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Oh Lover of the whole world! The words that you speak are mixed in Malkosha (one of the most beautiful of the classical singing pattern called Raga (2157 ) ) and mixed in simple tones that the village floks sings, and these words L80 holy, that this heavily sound lizce Ecra ) u listened to with great eagerness by the deer who raise their beautiful long neck to hear it!
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Oh compassionate one! As though there is a beautiful
procession of white swas passing to do service to your
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