Book Title: Lalit Vistara
Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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________________ CUPTER XY apport him who is weighted with the Meru mountain of Vink gerits and endowed with virtue and kuowledige.": - Vaisravana said: "Ilc, the ruler, is heavy to those men who re inflated with vanity; but knw that he is light to thusu who ro weighted with love.. With exertion and earnestnors apply oursell, and you will find him as light as a tluse of cotton lying in the air. I shall murch in front; do you bear the horse. o the departure of the Bodhisattva timmt is a large fund of virtue and respectability." Now, Blik:hus, Sakr., the king of the gods, addressed the Dovas of Trayastritsa : "this day thc buibisuttva will make lig leparture, therefore you all should earuestly apply yourselves to his worship." A Devaputra the name of Lalitavyúla said, “I shall in he neu while put to sleep all men, women, boys and girls in the zreat city of Kapilarista" S'úntasunati, another evapula. said, "I wball at the same inne make the sound all the morscs, elephones, donkeys, cuidels, Taloes, women, mc, and girls to joelt away aud be inaulible." Vytihamati, a pevnputra, sail, " I shåll prepare the road through which the Bodhisattva will make his exit by ereoting ander the sky a line of beinches measuring in length seveu cars, and resplendent as tine diamond and the Mani juwel; hy sutting ap along the line parasols, flags, and pennons; bv strewing on it various kiurls of flowers, and by making it rodolent with the iroma of diverse incensus, pills and pastilles." The Niga king, Airavata, said, "I shall bolil up ou my trunk a pavilion thirty-two yojan.24 in extent. Ascending on it the Apsarasas may engage in concert, uud by mosio aud songs otter due homage to the progress of the Bodhisattva." S'akra bimself, the king of the Devas, said, "I shall tbrow open lhe doors and point out the way." Dharmachárí, a Devaputra, said, "I shiel baake the palace to u repulsive,"

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