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## Chapter Seventeen
Having obtained the friend, the Vidyaadhara named Samyagdristi Diwaakara, Narada, having refuted the false doctrines of the mountain, became accomplished and went to heaven. || 163 ||
Compassion for living beings is Dharma, constant renunciation of violence is compassion, and remaining free from killing through mind, speech, and body, even at the cost of one's own life, is the renunciation of violence. The Jinas have declared the renunciation of violence as Dharma. This Dharma, practiced with respect, breaks the fetters of delusion that bind one to heaven and liberation, and leads the wise to boundless happiness. || 164 ||
Thus ends the seventeenth chapter of the Harivamsha Purana, composed by Jinasena Acharya, which is part of the collection of the Arishtanemi Purana, and narrates the dispute between Narada and the mountain in the story of King Vasu. || 17 ||