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## Chapter 264
**29.** The Chakravarti Lakshmi's lord, the illustrious Indra, was adorned with splendor. Once, in the garden of Shouryapur, on the mountain named Gandhamadana, at night, the Muni named Supratistha was seated in a state of Samadhi.
**30.** Due to past enmity, the Yaksha named Sudarshana rained fire, fierce wind, and heavy rain, causing many hardships upon the Muni. But, overcoming all these, the Muni, who destroyed the evil deeds, attained Kevala Jnana.
**31.** To pay homage to him, the group of Indras, including Saudharma, along with the Devas of all four categories, came there and worshipped the Kevali Bhagavan with devotion.
**32.** The king of Shouryapur, Andhakavrishni, also arrived with his sons, wives, and army. He worshipped and paid homage to the Kevali Supratistha with devotion and then sat in his place.
**33.** When all the beings of the world, with folded hands, sat attentively, eager to listen to the Dharmadesha, the Muni Supratistha began to preach.
**34.** He said, "In all three worlds, the attainment of Trivarga (Dharma, Artha, Kama) is said to be through Dharma. Therefore, those who desire it should constantly engage in the accumulation of Dharma."
**35.** "Dharma, performed with a pure mind, speech, and body, leads the being to a place of happiness, be it heaven or liberation."
**36.** "Dharma is the highest form of auspiciousness. Non-violence, restraint, and penance, accompanied by right faith and right knowledge, are the characteristics of Dharma."
**37.** "In this world, Dharma is superior to all things. It is the Kamadhenu among cows, the source of supreme happiness."
**38.** "In this world, Dharma is the ultimate refuge for those seeking refuge, those who are afflicted by birth, old age, death, disease, sorrow, and the scorching sun of suffering."
**39.** "Dharma is considered the cause of all prosperity and happiness for humans and Devas, as well as the cause of liberation and happiness."
**40.** "The Dharma that the twenty-first Tirthankara, Bhagavan Naminatha, preached to his contemporaries in this age, is as follows."
**41-42.** "He said to the Munis, 'The five great vows are: 1. Non-violence, 2. Truthfulness, 3. Non-stealing, 4. Celibacy, 5. Non-attachment.'"