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CHAPTER ONE flower-baskets. The gods brought water from the oceans, the Ocean of Milk, etc., and from other tīrthas also, and clay and lotuses to delight Satamanyu's mind. The gods brought there also herbs from Himādri and saffron from Bhadraśāla, etc., and other fragrant substances. Throwing all the fragrant substances into the water immediately, they perfumed the tirtha-water from devotion.
Acyuta bathed the Master with the pitchers handed by the gods together with handfuls of flowers from the coral tree, etc. The Master's bath was made by the Indra Acyuta to the accompaniment of the delighted gods engaged in beautiful playing, singing, and dancing. The lord of Ārana and Acyuta devotedly made the divine anointing, pūjā, etc. of the Lord of Jinas and paid homage to him fittingly. The other sixty-two Indras, except Sakra, bathed the Lord of Three Worlds in the same way, which was the means of purifying the earth.
Then Iśāna became fivefold, like Śakra. One held the Lord on his lap, another took the umbrella, two held the chauris, and another stood in front. Sakra, alone clever in devotion, made four long-horned crystal bulls in the four directions from the Lord. Delightful streams of water spurted up from their horns; separated at the bottom, united at the top, they fell on the Master's head. In this way the Indra of Saudharmakalpa, from excessive devotion to the Lord Jina, made a bath which was different from the baths made by the other Indras. After he had destroyed the bulls, Sakra made the anointing, the worship, etc. of the Teacher of the World and then, after bowing joyfully, recited a hymn of praise.
Stuti (198–205) “Homage to thee, Blessed One, Lord of All, Protector, Lord of the Third Congregation, endowed with many powers, made. Cf. 1. 2. 480. Of the references given in PE for supratiştha, I can consult only Jamb. 120 (p. 410b) which does not specify earthen,' but uses the adj. 'citra.'
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