Lalit Vistara

SR No.: 011126
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society
Publication Year: 1881
Total Pages: 292
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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LALITA-VISTARA..
.«* Lord, listen to my wisho as 1 relate it unto you. It is my earnest desire that I should immediately proceed to the garden, Should it not lie to your annoyanco), or harm, or trouble, I would quickly repair to the pleasurc-garden. (1).
You have become weuried by penance and constant devotion to virtue, and I am confined for a long time, carrying within me the pure being. The noble Sal trees in serricd lines are in blossen: it is fit, therefore, o lord, that I should go to the garden gronil. (?).
"It is the pohle season of spring, the delighter of women; the link bees are in murmur; thc koels are in full song; manycoloured ind pure (pollen) powders froin the flowers are flying in The aur, dear one, accord your permission that I may proceed without delay.' (3).
"Wearing these werels of the larly, the king, in delight and joy of mind, thus adressed his courtiers. Place in array my cebicies harnessed to elephants and horses, and my chariots, and decorate the precious Launbiní garden. (4).
Lettwuty thousand clephants of tbe colour of the cloud, like The blue mcrutain, housed in golden lictworks, clecorated with gold and jeweis, with helly hanging on their side-noble six-tusked olej s placed in array. (5).
"Let Iwoniy thousand home of the colour of snow or silver, with nolle manes of the colonr of munja 6bre, covered with rollen of work set with little bells,----swift as the wind, and worthy ile vehicle of royalty-le placed in order. (6).
Qukly sci, in array twenty thousand men, veterans in wartare, lunging for light with beroes armed with swords, bows, arros*s, rou spears, laskocs, und falchions; so that they may without delusion. guard the noble Máyá and her suite. (7).
" Decorate the Lumbini garçon wbich, in its wealth of flowers, is like the Naulana garden of the Súras, with jewels and gold in profusion ; --with precious stuffs of various kinds set off all the trees; and having done so report to me.' (8).
"These commands having been heard, the Lumbini garden wan immediately decorated.