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referred to by Dhanapāla. Harivāhana going to the Mattakokila, the outer garden during the summer had a chowrie fixed to a gold wand being waved on him every moment. (TM p. 235 Vol. III. 6, 7)
Sarikha' has also been referred to. The glazed ruby footstool (masrna māņikya padapītha) has been mentioned with reference to Kusumasekhara, the king, of Kāñci.
"महेन्द्रमलयाद्रिमध्यवर्तिमेदिनीपाल मौलिसंघट्ट मसृण माणिक्यपाद पीठस्य।12
Dhanapāla has also referred to the wooden dais inlaid with corals which had its central part elevated with bejewelled slabs spread over it, was upholstered by the pillow made of Netra cloth woven in variegated texture, had on both the sides the raised pedestals inlaid with gems and had a counterpane made of soft silk cloth."
Meghavāhana was reclining after meals listening to music. The structure of wooden dais is no lesser a counterpart of the Royal seat of the king. Dhanapāla has positively substituted the word Vistara for Simhāsana is clear from the reference__ "गच्छति च काले कदाचिदनवरत संचारखेचर परंपराख्यात लोकोत्तरचरित विस्मितः समाहूय सह समस्तेन समरकेतु कमलगुप्तादिना परिवारनृपसमाजेन राजा मेघवाहनः प्रशस्तेऽन्हि विधिना शास्त्र ça-fall-TC14
"एक हेमासनोपविष्टया मुहूर्तमप्यरहितान्तिकस्तिलक मंजर्या दिनान्ययापयत्।" refers to the Hemāsana, another synonym for Simhāsana.
He has referred to 'Kirīta' as a synonym for mukuta while construing 'Harivāhana as Indra descended down to the earth, in corporeal form, whose lotus feet were being prostrated at by the overlords of the celestials with their heads radiant with the diadems (Kirīta) made of gold and studded with ruby bits emitting out rays; who had attained to the status of a paramount sovereign of the Vidhyādharas and had enjoyed the consecration to the throne of the triad of the worlds etc.
He has referred to the royal insignia ‘vitāna' while describing the harem of Madirāvati who had established her residence in a gorgeous apartment which had canopies of thick cloth of the Netra variety spread overhead with
1. Ibid. Vol. I p. 61, Vol. I p. 149. 2. Ibid. Vol. III p. 185. 3. Ibid. Vol. II p. 171. 4. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 426. 5. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 428. 6. TM Vol. III p. 113. Hilfstupefia infall
TM Vol. III p. 97.
