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CONQUEST OF BHARATAVARŞA BY SAGARA 161 bathed in the bath-house and worshipped the gods in the shirine, the King ate in the dining-house. Then Sagara amused himself with concerts, plays, and other amusements, the fruit of the creeper of the Sri of sovereignty.
Coronation of Sagara as Cakravartin (349–370)
One day, the gods, etc., came and said to Sagara, "You have reduced Bhāratakşetra to subjection. Now we shall make your coronation as cakravartin, as the Vāsavas made the birth-sprinkling of the Arhat." The Cakrin approved their request by his brow raised from pleasure. For the noble do not deny the requests of their friends. Then to the northeast of the city the Abhiyogikagods created a pavilion adorned with jewels for the coronation. The gods brought to it pure water from the ocean, tirthas, rivers, and pools, and divine herbs from the mountains. Then, with his harem and woman-jewel the Cakradhara entered the beautiful jeweled pavilion which was like a cave of Ratnācala. After the King had circumambulated the bath-dais made of jewels with a lionthrone, like a fire-priest circumambulating a fire, and with his harem had ascended it by way of the east stairs. he adorned the lion-throne, facing the east. Thirty-two thousand kings ascended by way of the north steps and sat down like hansas in a lotus-bed. They remained seated on their respective thrones, their hands folded submissively, their eyes fixed on the Master, like those of the Sāmānikas on Sakra. The general, the steward, priest, and carpenter, and many others, merchants, caravanleaders, etc., ascended the bath-dais by way of the south stairs and sat down in their respective places, like heavenly bodies in the sky.
When the day, the day of the week, constellation, division of the day, 819 yoga, 220 moon, and moment were
319 361. Karaña, the half of a tithi. See MW, s.v. and Sabda., s.v.
820 361. A variable division of time. See MW, s.v. and, better, Sabda., s.v.
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