Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 3

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

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GREYĀNSANĀTHACARITRA
33 King Prajāpati, who was very intelligent, agreed with pleasure and dismissed him with suitable gifts.
From fear of Ašvagrīva, King Jvalanajațin went to Prajāpati's city to give the girl in marriage. With his Vidyādhara-vassals, with his ministers, army, and transport, he remained at the edge of the city, like the ocean at the shore. With his ministers and retinue, Prajāpati himself went to meet him. For a guest is the senior of every one. The two great armies that were joined by the friendly meeting of the two (kings) looked like the streams of the Gangā and Yamunā. Both mounted on elephants because of equal dignity, they embraced each other like Sāmānika-gods. 44 The day became at once a new-moon day from the meeting of these two kings like the sun and moon, 45 King Prajāpati handed over ground to the Vidyādhara-king, like the ocean to Maināka.46 There the Vidyādharas made a beautiful city with various palaces, like a second Potana, by the power of a vidyā. Jvalanajațin dwelt in the city's principal palace, which had divine festoons, like the sun on Meru. The others, the vassals, ministers, generals, et cetera, lived in suitable palaces like the gods in celestial palaces.
After taking leave of the King of Vidyadharas, King Prajāpati went to his own abode, like the ocean turned back from the shore. Then Prajapati sent gifts--food, ointment, ornaments, et cetera-to the king of the Vidyādharas. For the wedding both of them had pavilions erected, jeweled, beautifully shaped, like the council-halls of Camara and Bali. In the houses of both there were auspicious songs with the beauty of the teaching of the art made by elderly women of good family.
44 472. See II, p. 125.
46 473. I.e., the sun and moon' dwell together' on the night of the new moon. · 46 474. A mountain between India and Lankā. When Indra clipped the wings of the mountains, Maināka took refuge in the ocean. Maitrāyani Samhitā 1.10.13.