White Elephant
The first dream Queen Trishala had was of a “White Elephant”. It was big and tall, , having all marks of excellence, with four tusks.
It was an auspicious elephant; Looked like Lord Indra Elephant named Airawt.
This dream indicated that Queen Trishala would give birth to a child with exceptionally high character.
The four tusks signified that he would guide the spiritual wheel with its four components:
- monks (Sadhus)
- nuns (Sadhwees)
- laymen (Sharawaks)
- laywomen (Sharawikas)