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quarters. Continuous streams of water shot up in the sky from the eight horns resembling veins of Pātāla burst open.166 Separated at the source, the unbroken series of streams of water joined at the end gave the appearance of a confluence of rivers in the sky. Being seen with wonder by the goddesses and female Asuras, they fell on the Lord of the World like rivers into the Lord of Waters. The Blessed One, the first Tirthakrt, was bathed by Sakra with the streams of water flowing from the horns resembling waterworks. The clothes of the gods were wet from the Master's bath-water going far, just as their minds were tender from devotion. Prācīnabärhis made the four bulls disappear suddenly, like a magician a magic display.
After bathing him thus with great pomp, the Lord of the gods rubbed the Lord's body like a jeweled mirror with a divine cloth. Then the gods designed the eight auspicious things out of spotless silver whole-rice on a jeweled tablet in front of the Master. Vāsaya anointed the Teacher of the World's body with very precious ointment, as if with his own affection. The King of the gods made a pūjā with white divine garments, giving the appearance of moon-light to the moon of the Master's smiling face. Vajrabhrt placed a diamond and ruby diadem on the head of the Lord of the Three Worlds, a sign of being the head of all. Maghavan placed golden earrings in the Lord's ears, like the sun and moon in the east and west quarters of the sky at evening. A long string of divine pearls, which had the appearance of a swing of Lakşmi, was placed by Puruhuta on the Master neck. He put a pair of armlets on the arms of the Lord of the Three Worlds, like golden circles on the tusks of a bhadra-elephant. On the Lord's wrists he put bracelets of round, large pearls, resembling clusters of flowers on the branches of trees. He put a golden girdle on the Lord's hips, having the appearance of a golden bank on a zone
186 579. Ocean-water comes from Pātāla. See App. I.
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