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Revered Sage Mahāvira, and having bowed down to the Lord Mahāvira, went round him three times and then went away from him, from the sanctuary of Amrasālavana, with that excellent (gait of the gods), & went toward the Sudharmă Assembly, toward the god Sūryābha and greeted the god with hail and victory, by placing their folded hands on their heads that were bent down anii were resting on the palms of their hands, and reported the (execution of the) order (lit. returned the command).
[ Page 50 ] ( Sutra 11 ) Then god Sūryabha, having heard those words from the Abhiyogika gods, was delighted ..upto.. (rejoiced at) heart, called the god who commanded bis infantry and said to him:-"Quickly, O Beloved of the gods, proclaim loudly and announce to all, having first struck three times the sonorous sounding bell in the Sūryābha Vimāna, whose circumference is one yojana (or whose sound can be heard up to one yojana), and whose sound is sweet and deep (or resounding) like the din of clouds, as follows:- The god Sūryābha orders ye, god Sūryābha is going to the Jambūdvipa continent, to Bhārata Varşa, to the city of Amalakalpā, to the sanctuary of Amraśālayana, to bow down to the Venerable Sage Mabāyira. You also, O Beloved of the gods, with all your glory..upto...with the sound of (various instruments), and accompanied by your retinue, muster together near the god Sūryābha, without any loss of time and riding in your aerial cars.
[Page 53] (Sūtra 12) Then the god who commanded the infantry, being thus spoken to by the god Sūryābha,
was delighted.....upto..... (rejoiced at) heart and said "O Lord ! It is as you say," and promised to carry out the words of command with deference.He then proceeded toward
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