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immortals from the void above showered aromatic water on the preceptor. (5).
“Ruvered guardians of regions stood with their beautiful hands joined. The three thousand regions of the world with all tbeir movables and innovables shook. (9).
• Wbro ibe preceptor was born ou the earth, a delightful light spread everywhere ; destruction was stopped, all afflictions and pain rien pacified. (10).
“The Varnts" sbowered flowers on the birth here of the leader of men. The bere of night and vigour walked seven paces. (11).
“Wherever on the earth be placed his font thero shot up. auspicious and 110ble lotuses, and the ground was decorated with all kinds of jewels. (12).
“Then, having walked seven paces, the clostroyer of decay and death, born like a great physician, put fortli his profound vojce. 13).
"The wise one, luoking at the quarter, put forth these words full of reaning: 'Tan the eldest of all creation; I am the noblest in all regions : Lam the preceptor. (14).
“This is only last birth. This was said by the learler of mea with a siniling facr. lIe, the benefactor of regions, was hononged by the guardians of regions, by Marats, by Indra, along with all cliefs of serpents, with a cheerful heart. Ile was bathed with streams of fragrant water by millions of Devas standing in the sky. (16-16).
“Flaviug batled with fragrant water the first born, the self-born, the Devas assembled in the sky, and paid homage to the noblest of men by holding forth large white umbrellas, chowries aud valuable apparel. (17).
(The Apvarases said), “() Devi, 27 immense prosperity has been attained by you. Your son, codowed with all the signs of the jewel of a greatytace, is thriving: be is manifest, the lord of emperors (chakravarti). He, without enemies, thy standard of the Jambudvípa, will be the lord of the only umbrella, master of
