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Rāypaseniya-s utta.
Pavyagas were being blown; at that time, that divine. music and celestial dancing weré performed. In this way the music which was extraordinary, full of amorous sentiments, great, pleasing to the mind, and bewitching the heart, the danciug which was attracting the mind, the drum beating which was fascinating and provoking to all, and the bustling noise (which was) divine and pleasing even to gods, began. Then those multitudes of celestial lads and lasses exhibited the performance of divine drama 'Mangal Bhatti Chitta' by name where eight auspicious figures were manifested such as Sotthiya, Sirivachchha, Nandiyāvatta Vaddhmānag, Bhaddāsana ( auspicious seat ) Kalasa. (pitcher), Machchha (fish), Dappana (mirror) in the presence of ascetic Lord Mahāvir.
(24) Then those multitudes of celestial lads and lasses all together begetted a Samosaran (the assembly hall erected hy divine beings where there is an arrangement for twelve type; of beings and where the prophet i. e. Tirthankar expounds the doctrine of Jainism); having done so..............all that is described in previous Sutra is to be inserted here, [up'o] divine, pleasing even
