Lalit Vistara

Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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LALITA-VISTARA.
flute, valluku,hl sampatáda, 1&c. This was the sixth pre-ordained sign.
Morcovor, in that excellent house of king Suddhodann, whatever vessels of gold, silver, ruhy, pearl, lapis-lazuli, conch-shell, muarlılo, coral, &c. there were, they all looked cleaned, purificd, lustrous and full. This was the seventh pre-ordained sign.
Purthermore, owing to its cleaned and purilied state, its being enlightened by the shanting rays of the woou and the sun, and its exhdarating the holy and the miud, that house was everywhere arrivs. This was the cighth pre-ordained sign.
Mávadle ví had lathel, ambointed her person, mado ber arms lieavy with various ornaments, and arrayed herself in a dress of thin texture an! Wue culoar. She was full of affection, delight and Gratificativi. She was atiende:l and served by ten thousanul mails. Proceeding to the cousic-hall where king Suddho lana wus scated at case, she look ber sent ou his right side, on 10 excellent chair covered with all work of jewels. There seated, she, with a Der.ign countenance, free from all affectation, and smiling face, audressri bin in these verses :
" Honorable ur, und protector of the religion of the carth, listen to my request. 1 solicit of thee, O king, a blessing. Deign to grant it. Listen with benign attention to the request which excites my mind and thought.())
"! shall alopt the noble fast of the gods, penance aud good conect, (Derarratusílururoparásu,) for the endowinent of the eight members of my boc!yWith affection for the world, with firulon from all feeling of mischief, with pure thoughts and fullness of love.--I shall do to others what I do for myself.(2)
“Withi mind Jivested of all frivolity, vanity, covetousness, and all ournal passions, I shall, 0 king, commit nothing that is false. Abiding in truth, avoiding everything cruel and harsh, 1 shall indulge in no unrighteous or frivolous talk.(3)
"Preedom from all evil designs, faults, receiving of presents, delusivos and vanity, elevation above all foolishness, satisfaction