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and then he will learn first, the Rik-veda, second, the Yajur-veda, third, the Sāma-veda, fourth, the Atharva-veda, fifth, Chronology (Itihās) and sixth, Terminology (Nighantu), with all their branches and subbranches known as Anga. Upānga and Rahasyas and become expert in them, and upholder of them; he will also learn the Saşthi-tantra (of Kapila), the Science of Numbers (Ganita), the hexology consisting of Phonetics-Metre-Grammar-Rhetoric-Etymology-Astronomy, and many others in the Brahminical (Parivrajaka) erudition, their Ethics and Law and become expert in them. 10
"So do I say, oh beloved of the gods, the dreams dreamt by you are noble, ... till healing, pleasing and givers of long life, bliss and welfare." (Thus he) repeatedly expressed his great satisfaction. 11
Having heard this account from Brahmana Risabhadatta, Brahmani Devananda was pleased, happy, ... till her heart throbbed with glee, and (she) touched her head with the ten nail-tips of her palms, and addressed unto him the following words : 12
"It is right, oh beloved of the gods ! It is so. It'is true, oh beloved of the gods! There's no doubt (in what you say), oh beloved of the gods ! That is what I desire, oh beloved of the gods! That is what I accept, oh beloved of the gods! What has been stated by you is the true meaning (of them).” So saying she welcomed the dreams. Having welcomed the dreams, she enjoyed many noble pleasures worthy of human beings in the company of Brahmana Risabhadatta. 13
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 thirtytwo lacs of vimānas, the bestrider of the elephant Airavata, the chief of the Suras, with spotless-clean and skylike 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-ball named Sudharma, in the vimāna named Saudharmavatamsa, in the heaven called) Saudharma-kalpa ; (such one) exercised and maintained supreme command, administration, management, guidance, direction, sovereign power and generalship over dwellers of thirtytwo lacs of vimānas, eightyfour thousand dwellers of
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