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palanquin on their shoulders and then the Indias of the demons, Indras of gods and Indras of the serpent-gods suppo rted it on their shoulders. When Yardhamana Swāmî left bis palace, the sky began to blaze up worderfully by the brilliance of the gods of the four varieties coming and going through it. The vault of the sky appeared beautilu! by the gods like a group of blossoming trees in autumnal season or like a lotus ---lake by a mass of flowers, just as a forest of white mastard-plants or hemd planis or Aścka trees or sesamum plants or of mango trees appears beautiful in flowering time and a forest of linseed plants, or Ailanthus plants or of campaka trees (Michelia Champaca ) appears. beautiful by their flowers, in the same mauder, ihe vauis of the sty appe. ared beautiful with gods. Besides, the Sound of the kettledrum, tabor, cymbals, drums, conches, and other musical Instruments played by fuuman beings on ibis earth and by celestial beings in the vault of the sky was, conatantly diffusiog everywhere
After the Candraprabhā siblkā (palanquin ) in front, eight auspicious signs-Spastika and others-preparedi wicb jeweis oi various kinds, moved on ju regular arder one after the other. Then, pots filled with water, magnificent mutors, banners Bad tall plays flowing high with wind, moved on. Then, 3 tall magnificent umbreila resembling the orb of the moon, with a spotless Etait made of diamond. aad ornameated with haaging wreaths of Koranta flowers, move forward. Then, a lion cearca throne wilh a foot-stool of jewels, and precious stones, and with jewelled foot-peints carried by numerous servants, moved on. Then, one hundred and eignt swift horses possessing grace. ful gait and a charming neigh decorated with costly clathes and beautiful ornaments, whose flanks groumented with reins of gold were decorated with bright mirrors and wbc were ridden by young pers016, moved on one by one in regular order. Then, followed one hundred and eight excellent clephants of Bhadra variety, well-constituted physically with regard to the seven parts of their bodies with a number of auspicious sigas on
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