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TRANSLATION many articles necessary for hair dressing, and belonging to god Sūryābha...the rest as before. To the north-east of that hair-dressing department, there is a big Assembly for transacting business-(Court-chamber)—just like the Upapāta Assembly...upto.. the throne...the jewelled platform, the other things [Page 202]...and the Eight Auspicious things. There is kept, in that "Vyavasāya Assembly'...the Best Book (or the Sacred Book) of the god Sūryābha. That Best Book could be described as follows:-e. g. the leaves were made of jewels, the cover was of Riştha jewel, the threads (i. e. the stitchings) were of gold; the knots were of various gems; the inkpot was of lapis-lazuli; the lid of the ink-pot) was of Riştha jewels; the chain was of gold; the ink was of Riştha Jewels; the pen was made of diamonds, the letters were of Riștha jewels, and the preaching (i. e. the matter) was religious. Above the Court-chamber (or (Vyavasāya Sabhā), there are the Eight Auspicious things. To the north-east of that Court-chamber, there is a Nanda-Puskariņi...just like the lake. To the north-east of that Nanda puskariņi, there is a big Balipītha,...all made of jewels, bright...upto... beautiful.
[Page 204] (Sülra 41) In those days, at that time, the god Sūryābha, being recently born, attained the fivefold development, viz. the development food, the development of the body, the development of the senses, the development of breathing and the development of speech and mind. Then after the god Sūryābha had attained the complete five-fold development (of all these faculties), there occurred to him these various thoughts, ideas, and musings: “What should I tend to first? «What ought to be done afterwards" ? “What would be
