Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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things, mirror, etc. 168 The lotus in the form of Bidaujas shone, fair as the moon, and chauris being waved (looked like) harsas approaching (it). In front of the aerial car an Indradhvaia, 154 one thousand yojanas high, shone like a mountain with cascades. Then surrounded by Sāmānikas and other gods, Sakra looked like the ocean with a crore of rivers. His aerial car, surrounded by the aerial cars of the other gods, looked just like the principal shrine with shrines in an outer circle. The aerial cars, reflected in each other's beautiful jeweled walls, shone as if filled with (other) aerial cars. With cries of “Hail ! Hail!” from the bards, with the noise of drums, and the sound of musical instruments of troops of Gandharvas and troops of actors reverberating against the quarters of the sky, at the wish of Hari the aerial car set out from Saudharma, just as if splitting the sky. Descending by an oblique path from the north of Saudharma, it appeared like a vessel for the covering of Jambūdvipa.
“O elephant-rider, go from here; my lion will not endure (you)." "O horseman, 'go away; an angry buffalo is my animal." "O you with a deer-vehicle, do not come near; for I am riding a tiger." "O you with a serpentbanner, go away from here; look at the Garuda on my banner.” “Why do you fly near me? You are obstructing movement forward.” “Sir, why do you bump my car with your car?" “Why have you fallen behind ? Come quickly. The Lord of the gods is going." "Do not be angry at the bumping to-day. There is (always) crowding on an auspicious occasion."
Thus great confusion arose mutually, produced by the
168 385. The 8 auspicious things are: svastika, śrīvatsa, nandya. varta (three auspicious signs), vardhamana (powder-flask), bhadrāsana (Ebroste), kalasa (pitcher), darpana (mirror), matsyayugma (two fish). Aup. 31, p. 68.
. 154 387. An Indradhvaja is a flag-staff with a large banner on top, and many smaller pennants attached, all up and down the staff. There are 108, or 1008, of these pennants. See App. V..