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Then they went to the series of the mountains Gandhāpāti and Malyavat mountains, to the Vṛtta Vaitadhya mountains...just as before; then they went toward the Niṣadha, Nilavat, and Varṣadhara mountains...... as before; then they went toward the Tigicchi and Kesari lakes..., then they went toward the Mahavideha Varsa,, toward the great rivers Sita and Sitodaka....as before; then toward the Vijayas of the Sovereign narchs, toward all the sacred places like the Magadha, Varadaman, and Prabhasa, took water from those holy places,..then toward all the rivers in between, then toward all the Vakṣaskāra mountains, and took all the (types of) Tuvara corn etc.; then they went toward the Mandara mountain, toward the (forest) Bhadraśālavana, took all the (types of) Tuvara (corn), all the varieties of flowers, garlands, all herbs, and white mustards; then they went to Nandanavana, took all types of Tuvara..upto...all herbs, and white mustards, and juicy (or fresh) Gośīrṣa sandal, divine garlands of flowers, and perfumes and scents like the thick and fragrant Malaya sandal; they then collected (or put together) all these things, and with that brisk gait...etc... went toward the Saudharma Kalpa, toward the Suryabha Vimana, toward the Coronation hall, toward the god Suryabha; they then bowed down to him with their folded bands and bent heads, greeted him with hail and victory, and placed all that material for the great Indra-like coronation (of the god Suryabha). Then the four thousand Samānika chief queens, of the God Suryabha, with their attendants, (the members of the) three Assemblies, the seven Commanders-in-chief,..upto..many other (Page 209] gods and goddesses, who were the residents of the Suryabha Vimana, crowned the god Suryabha with the great Indra-like coronation ceremony, with eight thousand golden pitchers...upto..eight thousand
