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Thus, in the Harivamsha Purana, the Self-Existent Lord, endowed with the eyes of knowledge, faith, and perception, became self-enlightened. The thrones of all the gods, from the lowest to the highest, trembled at his awakening. ||49||
The Laukantika gods, adorned with beautiful earrings and garlands, serene, radiant white, and led by Sarasvata, arrived, bowed their heads, and offered flowers, praising the Jina: ||50||
"May you prosper, O Jina, O Lord of Knowledge, O Moon of the Jinas! May your rays of wisdom dispel the darkness of delusion! You are free from attachments, the best friend of the aspiring souls, the founder of the twentieth Tirthankara. ||51||
"O Lord of the Three Worlds, establish the Tirthankara where the beings, scorched by the fire of worldly suffering, may bathe, shed all their impurities of delusion, and attain the supreme, blissful abode of Shiva. ||52||
"The Laukantika gods, enlightened by the complete cessation of karma, the karma of conduct, delusion, and attachment, addressed the Jina in this way. They did not speak further, for the worthy ones, engaged in fulfilling their duties, never fall into the fault of repetition. ||53||
"At that time, the gods of the four realms, led by Saudharma Indra, filled the sky with their countless celestial chariots. They reached the Lord, showered him with fragrant water, and adorned him with wondrous ornaments. ||54||
"The sage Suvrata, the Lord of the Munis, crowned his son Suvrata, born of his power, as king. Suvrata, shining like the moon in the sky of the Harivamsha, adorned himself with a white umbrella, white fly whisks, and a magnificent throne. ||55||
"Then, the king, who had been lifted up by the kings of the earth and then by the gods of heaven, rode in a magnificent, variegated chariot, known for its beauty. He departed for the forest on the sixth day of the bright fortnight of Kartik, the day of fasting, and the seventh day. ||56||
"I will first fulfill my own supreme purpose, and then, for the benefit of others, I will establish the true Tirthankara." ||48||