Book Title: Jain Journal 2012 07 Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee Publisher: Jain Bhawan PublicationPage 40
________________ K. G. Sheshadri : Vimanas in Jain Texts- A Glimpse of Aeronautical Sciences Hi pārsvasphuradvimānekşā sphāritākşamivābabhau // It states that Lord Indra ordered Pālaka to construct a Vimāna 105 yojanas high, 1 lakh yojanas wide adored with flag an so on. pañcayojanašatyuccam lakṣayojanavistytam / arhajjanmamahaprityā dhvajairnstyadbhujaīriva // pālakaṁ nām sakrājñā pālakaḥ pālakaḥ kṣaņāt / vimānavidyamāna pratimānmayaṁ vyaghāt // Then follows the description of the Vimana as follows [VII. 450-460). tāsāṁ puro dadhau ratna mayim tattoraṇatrayīm / vimānasaudhá bhavana dhikārāya dhanustrayīm // sphūrjadvajrakaronnidram vimānānām tadindravat / gavākṣaprakaraḥ reje lakşyacakṣuḥ param param // gavākṣaistadvibho rūpanakyte kila / sahasranetrasamharşa vašānnnetrasamūhabhrt // samavrttadharā ratna sasyā tasyāntrā dharā/ babhau saudharmakalpórīḥ mukurākāradhāriņi // vicitraratnabhitīnań ratnovyāśca mahascayah/ reje tatrendrakodanda jananadravyapiņdavat // tanmadhye vividahaiḥ ratnairnimitto nirmametamām/. svarvimānānañ kşayam prekşamaņdapaḥ // tadgarbhe darbhamāņikya samśliştā pişhikā’śubhat/ dhrrāgā svargā svargādhīša sevāhevākataḥ kila // viskambhā" lyāmyoreșāṁ vyarājistāțayojanā/ caturyojanapiņdendra lakṣmikhelanaśailavat // kalyāṇakāraṇairindra sukstairiva nirmalaiḥ/ nirmitam maņibhistasyā madhye simhāsanam mahat // .. It states that it was decorated with gems, with 3 arches (toranas)Page Navigation
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