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RĀJAPRAŚNIYA SUTRA precious gems; (Page 75) its round and soft (or cusbioned seat had a covering, and was charming, as, it was overspread with the tips of fresh darbba grass, and had a coverlet of pollen (of flowers); it was properly covered with a dust-proof (cloth); it had a coverlet of silken and cotton cloth that was properly placed there; it was. covered with a red piece of cloth; it was very charming and its toucb was as soft as that of deer-skin, cotton, būra ( plant ), butter, or tūla (cotton ); it was very beautiful etc. [Page 79] Then over that throne, he created by magic a big Vijayadūşya cloth, which resembled ( in colour )-a conch, kunda flowers, waterspray (or particles of water), or the mass of foam gathered together from the milky-ocean while it was churned; it was pure, soft, fine, beautiful, charming and excellent. Above the throne and exactly in the centre of that Vijayadūsya cloth, he created by magic a big hook made of diamonds, and he also created by magic a wreath of flowers, of one Kumbhāgra dimensions, ( suspended ) in that hook. That Kumbhāgra garland was surrounded on all sides by four other ardha-kumbhāzra garlands, whose i length ( lit. height ) was half a. Kumbhāgra. Now those garlands had pendants made of burnished gold, with their ends decorated with golden leaves, were adorned with a collection of various baras and ardha-hāras that had various gems and jewels; they hardly touched each other (i.e. they were at a very close distance from one another), and they were being gently wafted by the breezes blowing from the east, west,south and north; they were being oscillated and made to produce sweet sounds; thus they
were full of splendour, and appeared very charming and filled Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
