Cintāmaṇi-gṛha Antara-kathana (Account of the Inner Chambers of the Cintāmaṇi Palace) — Lalitopākhyāna Context
सोपानानि विभासंते षट्त्रिंशद्वै निवेशनैः / आरोहस्य क्रमेणैव सोपानान्यभिदध्महे
sopānāni vibhāsaṃte ṣaṭtriṃśadvai niveśanaiḥ / ārohasya krameṇaiva sopānānyabhidadhmahe
The steps shine forth as thirty-six abodes; and in the very order of ascent we shall declare those steps, one by one.