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Verse 2
infinitudes (ananta catuṣtaya), thirty-four miraculous happenings (atiśaya), and eight splendours (prātihārya).
The four infinitudes (ananta catuṣțaya) are: 1. ananta jñāna - infinite knowledge; 2. ananta darśana - infinite perception; 3. ananta sukha-infinite bliss; and 4. ananta vīrya -infinite energy.
Of the thirty-four miraculous happenings (atiśaya), ten appear naturally at the time of birth, ten on attainment of infinite knowledge (kevalajñāna), and the remaining fourteen are fashioned by the celestial devas.
The eight splendours (prātihārya) are: 1. aśoka vủkșa – the Asoka tree; 2. simhāsana – bejeweled throne; 3. chatra – three-tier canopy; 4. bhāmaņdala – halo of unmatched luminance; 5. divya dhvani - divine voice of the Lord without lip
movement; 6. puspa-varşā – shower of fragrant flowers; 7. cāmara - waving of sixty-four majestic flywhisks; and 8. dundubhi – dulcet sound of kettle-drums and other
musical instruments. For the Lord's divine discourse the devas erect a heavenly Pavilion (samavasaraña) befitting His glory, and there the World Teacher sits, facing the East, a few inches above the huge golden lotus placed on a throne of heavenly gems. The Lord appears to be looking in all the four directions. His voice is without the movements of the glottis or lips, and is, therefore, termed anakşarī (without letters). The Lord's divine voice, as a result of one of the eight splendours (prātihārya), is heard and enjoyed by all present in
