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## The Fifteenth Chapter
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And when the two, endowed with excellent minds and excellent lifespans, were about to reach their maturity, then, due to the decree of time, a cloud laden with lightning arrived and struck them. ||17||
Their lives, extinguished by the lightning strike, were consumed by the fruits of their great charity. The two, victorious in their speech, were elevated to the state of celestial beings, enjoying great happiness. ||18||
The ocean, touching both shores, is adorned with the whiteness of the moon and the milky ocean. This is why the celestial being, with his form radiating darkness, is like a large garland worn by the earth. ||19||
He, surpassing the sky, travels ten yojanas above the earth, sustaining the cities of the celestial kings with his two divisions, which appear like new realms of enjoyment in the world. ||20||
This mountain, holding dominion over all the mountains of the Bharat region, has one hundred and ten beautiful cities situated on it. It is twenty-five yojanas wide and brings forth happiness. ||21||
On the northern range of this mountain, there is a city called Haripura, capable of bestowing all kinds of happiness. It is adorned with forests of various trees, resembling the earth of Uttarakuru and appearing like Indrapuri in its splendor. ||22||
The protector of this city was the celestial being Pavanagiri. He was the father of the celestial being, King Sumukh, and his mother was Mrigavati, skilled in many arts and virtues. ||23||
Here, the celestial being Sumukh, bearing the meaningful name "Aaya," gradually began to speak words like nectar, bringing joy to the Aryans. He remembered his former wife. ||24||