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Chapter Forty-Three
421. The maiden who is victorious in the speed contest, she shall be married by that hero who fulfills the desires of my heart. ||25||
Hearing this, the celestial beings remained silent, knowing her to be highly learned. But the sons of Dharini, filled with the zeal of knowledge, rose to fight the speed contest. ||26||
Then, having bound their minds and bodies together, they were released by the world, having attained the state of neutrality. ||27||
Driven by ego, the four of them ran through the sky, aiming for Mount Meru, stopping the wind with their speed. They ran together for half the distance, but then the maiden left them behind. She circled Mount Meru, worshipped the Jina images in the Bhadrashala forest, and returned first. ||28-29||
Covered in sweat, which looked like pearls, she came and bowed to her father, offering him the remaining offerings from the worship. The father was overjoyed at his daughter's victory. ||30||
Then, the father, freed from the desire for worldly pleasures, gave permission to the victorious maiden to take vows. She, adorned with a multitude of vows, took initiation from the Aryika Nirvritti. ||31||
The three brothers, defeated by Pritimati in the speed contest, also took initiation from the Damvara Muni Raja. ||32||
At the end of their lifespan, the three brothers attained the lifespan of seven oceans in the last realm of the Maheindra heaven, becoming gods of the Samanika caste. They enjoyed the divine pleasures there. ||33||
Then, O King! In the northern part of the Vijayardha region of Pushkalavati, there is a city called Gaganavallabha. There lived King Gaganachandra and his wife, Gagan Sundari. Our elder brother, Chintagati, fell from the Maheindra heaven, and we, Amitvega and Amittej, were born to them in that order. ||34-35||
We took initiation in the city of Pundarikinya, near the Self-Luminous Jina. From him, we heard about our previous lives. O King! The Self-Luminous Jina told us that your elder brother, Chintagati, fell from the Maheindra heaven long ago. ||36||
They came to see you, driven by the desire to see someone greater than themselves, having fallen from the Maheindra heaven, undefeated. ||37||
The worship of the Jina, the Lord, is the first and foremost thing to be done. Only then can one be considered victorious. ||24||