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After that they applied fragrant things including sandalwood and saffron and wrapped the baby in beautiful clothes. All the Indras sang panegyrics for Bhagavan with joined palms—"O sun of knowledge ! O incarnation of religion ! O illuminator of the path of liberation ! We pay our homage to you." At last they returned to the mother and replaced the image with the child.
In the morning maid Priyamvada informed the king—“Sire ! The queen has given birth to a son as radiant as the sun."
The king came and saw the child. Pointing at the feet of the child, the king said "See, there is the sign of the Naag Dev (serpent god) on the child's sole. He will emancipate the Naag clan."
The queen said—“My lord! What you say is true. One dark night during my pregnancy a black snake came near me. After touching my toes it went away."
# All the gods and their overlords went to Nandishvar Dveep and performed the eight day
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