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(-41 of) clouds, or like that of a lion, or a drum, or a crane (crouncha bird), or like that of an orchestra; it was very sweet, Sonorous, giving out a good sound, and filled the atmosphere with a sound that was noble, delightful, charming and very pleasing to the ears and mind. On both the sides of those doors, on the seats at the entrance, there were placed series of wild-creepers. Those wild-creepers were full of the fresh sprouts of various coral plants and were studded with precious stones, were being sucked by the bees, were full of splendour and beautfiul ( etc.). On both the sides of these doors, just at the entrance, there were sixteen Prakanthakas (particular seats) on each side. These Prakanthakas were three hundred and fifty yojanas in length and breadth, one hundred and twenty five yojanas in thickness, were all made of diamonds, bright..upto.. beautiful. On each of those Prakanthakas there were built special palaces. Those special palaces were twohundred and fifty yojanas in height, one hundred and twenty-five yojanas in breadth; they were lofty, high and gay ( Com. full of splendour), were decorated with paintings and studded with various jewels and gems; they had victorious Vaijayanti banners wasted by the wind, and umbrellas upon umbrellas; their tops scraped the sky; the latticed work in the windows) was made of jewels; they appeared as if shining through a cage, possessed tops (or domes) that were studded with gems set in gold; they had Satapatra and Pundarika lotuses (kept at the entrance); they were also decorated with varied gems (like Tilaka-ratnas), crescent-moon-shaped jewels etc. They were decorated with various garlands of gems, were soft from inside as also outside; there was sand and Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
