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[ 29 cravats (or scarfs ), and bodices; their bodies were decorated with various gems, diamonds and ornaments; their faces resembled the Moon; their foreheads were like the crescent-moon; they were even more gentle than the Moon, and were shining bright like the meteors; they were gaily dressed and had amorous forms; they were adept in the arts of smiling, talking, standing, amorous graces, and conversation, and they were carrying musical instruments. (Page 95) Then the God Sūryābha created (by magic ) eight hundred conches and eight-hundred conch-blowers; eight-hundred horns and the same number of hom-blowers. Similarly he created eight-hundred of the following instruments and an equal number of persons to play on them:- Small conches, Khara-mukbis (ironinstruments ); Kāhalas, Pīrapiriyās; and thus he created, in all, forty-nine musical instruments, and men to play upon them and then called those young gods and goddesses. Then these gods and goddesses, being called by the God Sūryābha, were delighted at heart...etc......and went toward the God Sūryābha, and greeting him with hail and victory... etc...spoke tbus:- “O Beloved of the gods ! Order us what we should do ". Then the god Sūryābha spoke as follows to those numerous gods and goddesses:- " Go ye, O Beloved of the gods ! round the Reyered sage Mahāvīra three times, bow down to him and then show to the Jain ascetics including Gautama, and then show them the Thirty-two-fold divine mode of dance, accompanied by your diyine glory, lustre, prowess and splendour ; and then quickly report back to me (afterwards ).” Then those numerous gods and goddesses, when they were thus addressed by the
God. Sūryābha, were delighted...etc., upto...agreed..and Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
