Jain Journal 1973 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 20

APRIL, 1973
177
“So, oh beloved of the gods, surely very noble are these dreams of yours.” And he repeated these twice or thrice. Ksatriyani Trisala too, on hearing these from king Siddhartha, and understanding them, became highly pleased, delighted and happy, with her mind full of joy, with her heart throbbing in glee, and with her pore-holes expanded like the Kadamba flower struck by rain-drops, (whereon) touching her head with her ten fiingers set on her folded palms, she said thus : 53
“What you say is right, my lord ! It is just, my lord ! It is true, my lord ! There's no doubt in it, my lord! It is desired, my lord ! It is expected, my lord! What you say is the correct significance of the dreams, my lord !” So saying, she (again) rightly welcomed the significance of the dreams. Having welcomed them, she, with the permission of king Siddhartha, rose from her seat inlaid with various gems and depicted with sundry miniatures. Then at paces slow, steady, unoverwhelmed, even and swan-like, she went to the place where stood her bed, and said thus (unto herself) : 54
'Lest other evil dreams counteract these best, most excellent and
al dreams (if I sleep again) ...', with this apprehension, she submitted herself to 'post-dream awakening', and spent her time awake by listening to the stories of Tirthankaras, Acaryas and others, bracing, blissful, pious and agreeable. 55
Then at day-break, Ksatriya Siddhartha sent for the keepers of the royal house-hold and, having called them, said thus : 56
"Oh the beloved of the gods! Urgently to-day and with special haste, make ready and have made ready the exterior hall of a duly cleaned with the broom, duly besprinkled with fragrant water, and duly besmeared ; decorate and have decorated the place with scented flowers of five (sundry) colours ; delight the hall with curling and scented fumes of burning black aloe, Kundurukka and Turuska ; fill it with fragrance of the sweet essence of flowers, etc., so that the hall may turn into a vessel of fragrance. Having done these, erect a throne. And, on due completion of (my) order, report it to me at once.” 57
On being ordered thus by king Siddhartha, keepers of the household pleased, happy and joyful, with their heart throbbing in great delight, with their pore-holes expanded like the Kadamba flower hurt by raindrops, touched their head with their ten fingers on their folded palms, and accepted the royal order saying, “As Your Majesty commands !” Having accepted (the royal order), they moved out from the pre