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from the god commanding the infantry (of Suryābha). Then all the gods approached the God Suryabha, some with the desire to bow down to (the Lord Mahavira), others with the intention of worshipping him, others with a mind to honour him, while others with a view to pay their homage to him; others out of curiosity, some others with the thought that they would listen to things unheard of before, as also with the idea of asking questions, querries, causes, and explanations of things. they had heard. [Page 56] There were some who started only because they wanted to comply with the words. of the God Suryabha; some, only out of mutual compunction (i. e. simply because their friends pressed them); others, out of their devotion and love to the Jina; others because it was a religious duty; others, thinking that it is an old custom (i. e. because they wanted to honour an old custom). In this way all the gcds hurried towards. the God Suryabha in all their pomp and glory......and without any loss of time.
(Sutra 14). Then the God Suryabha saw those many Vaimanika gods and goddesses, who were the inhabitants of the Suryabha Vimāna, approaching him without any delay, and being delighted and rejoiced at heart, called his god-servant and said to him:- Ee quick, O Beloved. of the gcds, and produce by magic, a celestial and divine aerial car, ready for flight and named Śīghragamana'-(of quick speed); it should be propped up by many hundreds of pillars, with dolls standing gracefully, having the paintings and decorations of wolves (or artificial deer), bears, horses, human figures, crocodiles,. birds, serpents, kinnaras (or mannequins ), rurus or deer), Sarabhas (fabulous eight-legged animals, supposed
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