The Yogini Tantra
gives a beautiful description of the sacred city Apunarbhava which has been identified
with modern Hajo, To quote the text:- Nilal
raktaistatha subhraih prasadairupasobhitam
raksitam sastrasamghaisca parikhabhiralamkrtam
sitai raktaistatha pitaih krsnaiscanyaisca varnakaih
dhumraih samiranairdhumaih patakaisca svalamkrtam
Nityotsavapramuditam nanavaditranihsvanam
vinavenumrdangaisca ksepanibhiralamkrtam
devatayatanairdivyaih prakrstodytatmanditaih
pujavaicityaracitaih, sarvatah samalamkrtam
nanayalasayaihscanyaih padminisatamanditaih
sarovarairmanaisca prasannasaliaistatha
kumudaih pundarikaisca tatha nilotpalaih subhaih
kadambaiscakravakaisca tathaiva jalakukkutaih
karandavotkarairhamsaistathaiva sthalacaribhih,
evam nanavidhai vrksaih punyairnavavidhai raraih
nanajalasayaiscanyaih sobhitam tatsamantatah
(Yogini Tantra, II. 9.22-25. 28-21.) |