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Svayambhūstotra
The full moon surrounded by stars in the sixth dream prophesied that He will bring soothing peace and happiness to all beings. The sun in the seventh dream signified that He will dispel the darkness of ignorance. The eighth dream which saw two fishes meant that He will bring propitious outcomes for all living beings. The two golden pitchers in the ninth dream meant that He will possess the treasure of superior qualities, including excellent meditation. The effulgent lake in the tenth dream signified that He will have the most auspicious form and body. The ocean in the eleventh dream meant that He will attain superior nine accomplishments (navalabdhi) and omniscience. The bejewelled, resplendent throne in the twelfth dream was indicative of His becoming the World Teacher (Tīrthankara). The heavenly plane of the devas in the thirteenth dream meant that He will descend from the heaven to take birth on this earth. The rising residence of Nāgendra in the fourteenth dream signified that He will be born with clairvoyance. The large heap of glittering jewels in the fifteenth dream meant that He will be the embodiment of Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct. The smokeless fire in the sixteenth dream meant that he will burn up the entire karmas associated with His soul with the fire of pure meditation.
As the soul of Lord Rşabhanātha was conceived by the noble Queen, many celestial maidens came to attend on the Mother of the Lord, with great delight, at the instance of lord Saudharma (Indra) of the first heaven. They assisted the Queen in all ways and kept her cheerful and bright.
The days of pregnancy passed with many wonderful signs
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