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RĀJAPRAŚNIYA SUTRA to be stronger than lions; or young elephants), the chamaras (or the yaks), elephants, wild-creepers and lotus plants; charming because of its possessing an excellent altar studded with diamonds and resting on pillars; as if endowed with a pair of Vidyādharas arranged in a line, in the form of the mechanical contrivance, (probably the aeroplane was to have two Vidyadhara boys on two sides, like two wings); surrounded with thousands of rays; endowed with thousands of reflections (or images); resplendent; arresting the eye; very agreeable to the touch; having a fine form; producing a sweet and sonourous sound of the rows of bells as they moved; auspicious; charming; beautiful; surrounded by a net-work of small bells that were shining and were skilfully studded with gems and jewels, and of an expanse of one thousand yojanas, Having produced such an aerial car, quickly report the (excecution of the) command to me.
[ Page 57 ] ( Sūtra 15): Then the Ābhiyogika god, being thus addressed by the God Sūryābha, was delighted ...... upto ...... rejoiced at heart and ( with his head ) resting on his palm, he promised (to carry out the order ); and then he went toward the north-eastern direction and transformed his body by magical mutation. And then ...... many yojanas ...... upto ...... discarded the gross particles and accepted all the fine ones. Then again for the second time he underwent the magic physical mutation and proceeded to create the celestial aerial car, supported on many hundreds of pillars. Then that servant-god created by magic three beautiful (or similar ) stair-cases in the three directions of that celestial car, as follows:- to the east, to the south and to the
north. The following is the description of those three Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
