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approached the finesvara Bhagavān, and having saluted him by going around him three times from right to left in the form of a pradaksiņā and feeling themselves perfectly satisfied with excellent devotion, they sat in the courtyard of the palace beautified with the impression of the feet of the Jineśvara.
Delighted with joy, Acyuiéndra ordered his gods 'O gods! You make preparations for a grand celebration of Diksā Mabotsava of śramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvîra. The gods bowed down respectfully before Acynténdra and filling up numerous pots of gold and other materials with waters of the Milk Ocean, and having made ready for him innumerable flowers and other excellent material of anoiniment, Acyuténdra then joyfully performed the inauguration ceremony of śramaņa Bhagavån Mahāvîra with one thousand and eight excellent pots of gold and other materials filled ith water mixed with celestial medicaments and perfumes in his palace, along with all his retinue. In the same manner, consecutivly, the Moon, the Sun and other Indras performed the inauguaration ceremony. Having done the anointing, all of them took their appropriate seats.
King Nandivardhana, with a beart full of devotion and careful attention, gave Śramaña Bhajavân Mabāvîra, a bath with pots of gold and other materials filled with waters of sacred places and perfumes. While the baihing-ceremony was going on, some Indras began to move golden whisks of yāk tail very slowly before him, some held umbrellas more white than hundred-petalled white lotus-flowers, some held most excellent glass mirrors in front of him, some held pots filled with fragrant waters of Milk Ocean and covered with sweetsmelling lotus-flowers in their hands; some stood up holding vessels for burning incense, made of precious stones of five varieties with dark cloudy smoke issuing from the burning of scented aloe-wood, camphor, and other materials for preparing incense; some Indras stood holding flower-garlands of five colours rendered dark-coloured by the wasps attracted there by their perfume; and other gods and goddesses began to adore
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