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In the meantime attended by the gods living in the twenty-eight lacs of palaces, aroused by the sound of the bell Mahāghoşā, the Lord of the Aiśānakalpa, carrying a trident, having a bull as a vehicle, seated in a car Pușpaka made by the Abhiyogya Pușpaka, descended on the south of Aišānakalpa by an oblique path to Mt. Ratikara in the northeast of Nandiśvara and, having contracted his car like the Indra of Saudharma, quickly went before the Blessed One on Mt. Meru with devotion. Sanatkumāra, surrounded by gods living in the twelve lacs of palaces, came in the car Sumanas. Mahendra, accompanied by gods of eight lacs of palaces, came quick as thought in the car Srivatsa. Brahmā, attended by gods of four lacs of palaces came to the Master's presence in the car Nandyāvarta. Lāntaka came to the Jina's presence in the car Kāmagava with gods of fifty thousand palaces. Sukra came to the peak of Meru in the car Pritingama, with the gods of forty thousand palaces. Sahasrāra with the gods of six thousand palaces came to the Lord of Jinas with the car Manorama. The Indra of Anata and Prāṇata came in the car Vimala with gods of four hundred palaces. The Lord of Araña and Acyuta with gods of three hundred palaces came in great haste in the car Saryatobhadra.
Then the thrones of the Indras of the Bhavanavasins and Vyantaras living in Ratnaprabhā within the thickness of the earth shook. In the city Cămaracañcā in - the assembly-hall Sudharmā, the Asura Camara, seated on the lion throne Camara, knew the Jina's birth by clairvoyant knowledge and had the bell Oghasvarā rung by Druma, the chief of his infantry, to inform the people. Attended by sixty-four thousand Sāmānikas, thirty-three Trāyastriñśas, four Lokapālas, five chiefqueens, three councils, seven great armies and their seven commanders, sixty-four thousand body-guards in
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