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## Chapter Thirty-Eight
**Earth Chanda**
Following the command of Indra, Dhanapati, though devoted to his own devotion, went to the Tirtha waters and, with auspicious fragrant Parijata flowers and rare, excellent ornaments from the world, he worshipped the parents of the Jina. ||1||
As the sky holds the moon in its pure belly, so too did Shiva, the mother of the Jina, with the well-known Dikkumari goddesses, having purified her pure belly, first hold the womb, which was filled with rising light, which would increase the ocean of her kin, and which would remove the rise of suffering, for the good of the world. ||2||
Driven by great compassion, she did not hinder the vine-like Shiva, whose waist was slender and bent under the weight of her breasts, nor did she destroy the beauty of her trivali waves, nor did she hinder the leaves of her lips with her breath, nor did she allow her to be lazy. ||3||
As if to reveal the hidden birth of the Jina's body in her womb, the weight of Shiva's breasts became filled with milk, and her hips, bound by a dense belt, became wider, as if bearing the weight of the breasts. ||4||
At that time, under the influence of the Jina, Shiva's mind was devoted to protecting the world and observing all the elements, her speech was devoted to speaking beneficially and destroying all doubts, and her body was devoted to wearing the ornaments of vows and nurturing humility. ||5||
The mother of the Jina, consuming the nectar-like food prepared by the celestial women, which increased her infinite virtues, radiance, and strength, even though her body was thin, shone like lightning, illuminating the ten directions with a golden radiance. ||6||