Jain Journal 1977 10

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

Page 14

JAIN JOURNAL
Scene 4
(The court of Dharanendra in heaven. Seated on throne Dharanendra and Padmavati. Dance of beautiful damsels of the nether region)
(Song) Sing songs of joy, All troubles are over. Joy reigns supreme over earth and water. Joy that is akin to heaven Gushes forth from our hearts. Now, none is alien to the other Unite together and sing in joy.
(Cry from within : Save ! Save !)
Padmavati :
Stop this music, There is call of distress.
(Dance and music stops)
Dharanendra :
What storm, what cyclone! Earth is drowned in deluge ! Who has opened these gates of hell ? Who has shrouded the world in darkness ? Thick clouds have covered The stars, planets and the moon. Death and destruction Ride rough shod Over the entire universe.
Padmavati :
My lord, what do I behold ! I see our Saviour ! Dark clouds come rolling on Him, And the sea has crossed its limits. My heart bleeds, my heart laments ! The thunder above, portends ruin below And waves of water carry life away.
(Voice Invisible) Who be that hunter who rejoices On the shorn wings of a bird ? Who be that demon that delights On the fall of peaks and pinnacles ?