Risabha Deva

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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RISABHA DEVA
WORLD TEACHER, and the Lord of Divine Sovereignty. That he is coining from the heavens to be born to thee is the import of the heavenly Palace which thou sawest, and the sight of the Palace of the Nagendra shows that He will be endowed with Clairvoyance from birth. The heap of glittering Jewels signifies that He will be possessed of all Divine attributes, while the smokeless conflagration that thou sawest indicates that He will burn up all the host of karmas that hold the soul in bondage and subject one to transmigration. The additional dream that was seen by thee indicates that Śri Risabha Devaji has been conceivel in thine womb!"
Thus did Näbhi Raja who was near to burstin, with extreme joy, explain the mystery of the heavenly dreams to his beloved queen. Their companions who heard all this were much astonished. All were filled with gladness and deliglit.
The announcement of the good tidings was received with acclamation throughout the length and breadth of the royal capital. Men and women gathered round street corners to express their great joy, to congratulate one another, to bless the great Queen!
All of a sudden strains of heavenly music struck the ears of tlie delighted residents of Nābhi Raja's capital; a great rising hum of voices was heard; the sky itself became Jarkened with myriads of ethereal forms! It was the deva hosts that were coming to celebrate the Great Event. They had come to know of the Descent into Cueen Maru Devis