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from the lake, went toward the Coronation chamber, and going round it, entered the same by the eastern door, went toward the throne, and sat down on the excellent throne facing the east. Then the gods of the Samanika assembly of the god Suryabha called the Abhiyogika gods and said to them:-"Quickly, O Beloved of the gods! make preparations for the great Indra-like, great, costly, valuable and pompous coronation ceremony of the god Suryabha.' Then those Abhiyogika gods, being thus addressed by the Sāmānika gods, were delighted...etc....and placing their heads on the folded hands, said, "Just as you order, O Lord," and agreed to the words of command with deference. They then went in the north-eastern direction, performed the magic physical mutation, and then numerous yojanas...upto...accomplished the magic physical mutation for the second time, and then created by their supernatural power, the following objects:-(1) Eight thousand golden pitchers; (2) eight thousand silver pitchers, (3) eight thousand jewelled pitchers, (4) eight thousand silver and gold pitchers, (5) eight thousand silver and jewelled pitchers, (7) eight thousand silver, gold, and jewelled pitchers, (8) eight thousand earthen pitchers; and similarly (eight thousand) vases (or Bhṛngāras, mirrors, plates, small utensils, tripods (or supports), jewelled caskets, flower-baskets,...upto...baskets filled with feathers, bundles of flowers...upto...bundles of feathers, umbrellas, chowries, oil-flasks, [Page 207]...upto ...collyrium boxes, and eight thousand incense-pots; having created all these articles, they took them, natural as well artificial (lit. created by supernatural power), all those pitchers...upto...incense-pots, and went out of the Suryabha vimāna, and then crossing the space with the
