Lord Mahavira Vol 01

Author(s): S C Rampuria
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

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Personality of Lord Mahâvîra and his Sermon at Champa
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uncommon. On their crests, there was a crown bedecked with sundry garlands. They were laden with auspicious flowers and pastes. On their body dangled garlands made from flowers of all seasons. These touched the knee.
With divine colour, divine smell, divine shape, divine touch, divine body frame, divine structure, divine fortune, divine glow, divine radiance, divine grace, divine decorations, divine brilliance and divine tinge, brightening and beautifying all the directions, they came down to Sramana Bhagavan Mahâvîra and moved round him with great devotion. Then they paid their homage and obeisance to him, and having done so, they took their seat neither very near nor very far, with their faces turned towards him, with folded palms.
In that period, at that time, leaving aside the Indras of the Asuras, many other denizen gods of the bhavanas, such as, Nagakumaras, Suvarnakumaras, Vidyutkumaras, Agnikumaras, Dvipakumaras, Udadhikumaras, Disakumaras, Pavanakumaras and Stanitakumaras, descended to wait upon Bhagavan Mahâvîra. They wore different marks, such as, the hood of a snake, garuda, thunderbolt, auspicious pitcher, lion, horse, elephant, crocodile and vardhamanaka (wine-cup) printed on their crown depending on their place of residence. They had great grace, great fortune, still were worshipping him.
In that period, at that time, many Vanavyantara gods descended to wait upon Bhagavan Mahâvîra. They were Pisacas, Bhutas, Yaksas, Raksasas Kinnaras, Kimpurusas, Mahakayas, Mahoragas, Gandharvas who were experts in music and dramatics, Anapannikas, Panapannikas, Risvadikas, Bhutavadikas, Kranditas, Mahakranditas, Kusmandas and Prayatas.
They were fickle in their mind, always fond of jokes and games. They were addicted to laughter and gossip. They had interest in music and dancing. They wore wreaths, tiara, crown, ear-rings and many other ornaments, all made from wild flowers produced by their divine power. Their chests were decorated with very long garlands, also made from wild flowers of all seasons which were fragrant, delightful and fully blossomed. They were capable to go wherever they pleased and assume any form they desired. They had put on robes and dresses of diverse hues, all very gaudy and conspicuous, as if they had assembled from many