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In the Harivansha Purana,
At the foot of the statue of Sanjayaanta Swami, those who perform rituals will attain knowledge only after great hardship, not otherwise. ||130||
From now on, in the lineage of the Viduddamshtra, only women will attain the knowledge of Prajnapti, Rohini and Gauri, not men. ||131||
Having accepted this command of Dharanendra, the celestial beings bowed and regained their knowledge as per their respective abilities. After this, the gods departed to their respective places. ||132||
Following the command of Dharanendra, the celestial beings established a statue of Sanjayaanta Swami on that mountain, adorned with various ornaments and made of gold and jewels. ||133||
Ashamed of losing their knowledge, the celestial beings sat on that mountain with their heads bowed. Therefore, people started calling that mountain Hrimanta. ||134||
In Mathura, there lived a king named Ratnavirya, the possessor of immense wealth. He had a wife named Meghamala, and their son, named Meru, was born from the womb of Adityaabha, the radiant one. ||135||
The same king Ratnavirya had another wife named Amitaprabha, and their son, named Mandara, was born from the womb of Dharanendra, as beautiful as the moon. ||136||
After becoming young, both of them enjoyed worldly pleasures as they desired. Later, both of them became disciples of the glorious Jinendra, Shreyansanath, and took initiation to become monks. ||137||
Among them, Meru, as steadfast as Mount Meru, attained the state of liberation by attaining the supreme knowledge, and Mandara, the one who resembled Mount Mandara, became the head of the congregation of Shreyansanath Bhagwan. ||138||
Gautama Swami says that those noble beings on this earth who desire to attain the state of a Tirthankara should respect this story of Sanjayaanta Swami, which is very famous in all three worlds, with utmost devotion and remember it well. ||139||
Thus ends the twenty-seventh chapter of the Harivansha Purana, composed by Jinaseenaacharya, which narrates the story of Sanjayaanta Purana, along with the collection of the Arishta-nemi Purana. ||27||
1. Those who desire to attain liberation.