Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

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

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Those tanks are made of jewels and have heaps of golden lotuses. Your pleasure-mountains have ridges of jewels and gold. These pleasure-streams have clear water causing instant delight. These pleasure-gardens have perennial fruit and flowers. This assembly-hall of yours, made of gold and jewels, lights up the sky with its brilliance like the sun. These courtesans, who hold chauris, mirrors, and fans in their hands, always have festivals in your service only. This band of Gandharvas is always ready for a concert in your presence, skilled in the use of fourfold musical instruments."""
Employing concentrated attention," then from clairvoyant knowledge he recalled his former birth like a day that occurred yesterday as follows: "I was a king of the Vidyadharas and was instructed in the religion of the Jinas by my minister, Svayambuddha, my friend in religion. I fasted as soon as I undertook mendicancy, and as the result of that I have obtained this. Oh, the power of dharma!" After he had recalled this, he rose and, leaning on the door-keeper's arm, adorned his throne amidst cries of "Hail! Hail!" that burst forth. Then the gods consecrated him and fanned him with chauris, and the Gandharvas sang to him with songs, sweet and auspicious. His mind filled with devotion, he arose and went to the temple, and worshipped the eternal images of the Arhats. He sang manifold hymns of praise to the Lord of Jinas, while auspicious songs with a sweet rendering of the three scales "" were
77 489. I.e., drums, stringed instruments, perforated (such as flute), and solid (like cymbals). Abhi. 2. 200. Pravac. p. 315a.
78 490. Upayoga, a technical term meaning the expression of the activity of the soul through jñāna and darśana, knowledge and perception. J. G. Vol. 21, p. 251. T. 2. 8 ff.
79 496. Grāmatraya. A grama is a collection of notes,' i.e., a scale. The conventional three are sadja, madhyama- and gandhāra. grama. The first two were made on earth, the third in heaven, accord. ing to the Sangitamakaranda 1. 49 ff.