Lalit Vistara

Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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had been referred to by the noble being ? And thinking so, this occurred to them. Here verily is the S'ákya lace, wealthy, prosporous, patient, generous, lelightful, full of people ; its king Suddhodana is pure both ly the inother's and the father's side, as also of that of his wife; he is of a slewer make, well-formed, an able instructor, radiant, with the glory of righteousness, born in a noble fomily, and the glory of an imperial race; be owns measureless wealth, jewels, and gems; he has thorough knowledge of work, and is free from vicious propensities. In the Sákya country he is the sole king, worshipped and respectel, as the chief hy all householders, ministers, and il pendants. Nu is contented, anspicious, looking neither very old wor very young, endowed with all good qualities, well acquainted with all the arts, divisions of time, the sonl, religion, ihe ultimate principles and countersigns. He is a virtuous kiny, regulated in his actions by the mandates of religion; wlo las planted the root of all prosperity for created beings, anil dwells in the noble metropolis*o£ Kapilavastu. Whoever dwells in this city attains its qualities. Or this king, Suddhodana, Máyádeví is the wife. She is the daughter of Suprabuddha the sovereign of the S'ákyas. She is of tender years, endowed with beauty and youtlı, yet childless, luving neither son nor daughter, of great beauty, handsome as a picture, alorned with all sorts of ornaments like a celestial nymph, devoid of lofects arising from the other's side, truthful, not liarsh, uncontumelious, unscurrilour, irreproachable, having a voice sweet :is that of the cuckon, unincoherent. Sbe speaks sweetly aud kindly. She is clivested of ·all anger, pride, vanity, enmity. She is wronvious. She speaks in due time. She is charitable, well-behaved, fully-coutented, faithful to her marriage vow, free from all thought us bien other than her husband. She has well-Adjusted licad, ears, and nose. IIcr hair is as black as the large black bee. With well-formed forehead, of excellent eye-brows, without any frown, of smiling face, she is mindful of the past ;* gentle, of mellifluous speech , clever, straightforward, uncrooked, frank, and unintriguing. She
* Púrrábhilashini, a doubtful epithet.