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Translation.
stial beings who were the members of the Sāmāniya congregation, were pleased, [ upto ]| delighted at heart and joining the palms of the hands and bringing the folded hands near forehead, Yes sir, alright " with these words, obediently and courteously accepted the order; having done so, they took themselves to the north-eastern direction, having done so, they by the emanation of soul particles at the time of the creation of fluid form emanated (gross). atoms; having done so, (they cast a staff of) innumerable Yojanas [ upto ] having for the second time emanated. They begetted one thou sand and eight golden pitchers, one thousand and eight jars of silver, one thousand and eight jars of precious stones, one thousand and eight jars of gold and silver, one thousand and eight pitchers of gold studded with precious stones, one thousand and eight vases of silver set with gems, one thousand and eight vessels of göld, silver, and precious stones, one thousand and eight earthen pots, and (the same number of) particular shaped vases (Guj. «N), mirrors, dishes, plates, pots of spacious basis, caskets of jewels, baskets of flowers [upto] caskets of the mrops of peacock feathers, Bags of flowers
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