The City Equal to Amarāvatī: Creation of Households, Women, and Civic Splendor
Arjunopākhyāna Context
आतिथ्यमस्मदुपपादितमाशु राज्ञा संभावनीयमिति नः कुलदेशिकाज्ञा / राजा ततो मुनिवरेण कृताभ्यनुज्ञः संप्राविशत्पुरवरं स्वकृते कृतं तत्
ātithyamasmadupapāditamāśu rājñā saṃbhāvanīyamiti naḥ kuladeśikājñā / rājā tato munivareṇa kṛtābhyanujñaḥ saṃprāviśatpuravaraṃ svakṛte kṛtaṃ tat
The hospitality the king has swiftly arranged for us is to be honored—such is the command of our lineage-teacher. Then, having received the muni’s permission, the king entered that finest city, prepared for his own sake.