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To Madhyama Apăpā No one was enlightened by the first preaching of Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvira and none took any vow Now śramaia Bhagavan Mahāvira, powerful in crushing the superior strength of Moha ( Infatuation ), and always ready in doing service to others and thinking that Tirthaikara Namā Gotra Karma becomes less by religious preachings, although he was free from the bondage of love-went in the direction of Madhyama Apårā Nagari-a distance of twelve yojanas-surrounded by millions of gods, placing his feet consecutively on very soft nine gold lotuses prepared by gods, during night in which all the objects were clearly visible owing to disappearance of darkness by the dazzling brightness of gods. Before the arrival of the Jinéśvara there, the gods were making preparations for constructing a Samavasarara in the pleasure-garden Mahaséna vana near the town The Samavasarana was arranged in the following manner:- In the first place, all rubbish was removed from the surface of the ground for a distance of one yojana all around. The mass of dust was sprinkled with the sweet smelling juice of fragrant harıcandana (Indras sandal tree). A big pedestal was prepared with gems of five colours in the interval. This was joyfully done by Vyantara gods with jackets of horripilation through extreme delight. The Vaimānika gods, then, speedily prepared an enclossing wall, of precious stones of five colours, elegant with spacious doors and indentations on the walls. Jyotisk gods prepared an excellent enclosing wall of gold, filling in the vault of the sky by the mass of rays spreading in all directions. Bhuvana-pati gods then prepared an enclosing wall of pure silver capable of ridiculing the Autumnal Moon by its white brightness resembling water-drops Then, in the center of the three enclosing walls, Vyantara gods placed an excellent lion-seated throne charming with best gems and precious stones and with a footstool. On it Sakréndra placed an excellent ka kelli (Asoka) treebeautiful with far-spreading sprouts and as tall as twelve times the height of the budy of the Jmé-vara Then, on the simhāšana (lion-seated throne) he made three chatras (umbrellas) one above the other, with strings of pearls hung by Isana Indra, as white as, the
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