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In the Harivamsha Purana, it is said, "There are three secrets, five committees, ten virtues, twelve contemplations, five conducts, and twenty-two victories over the six enemies. These, with their detailed explanations, are the causes of liberation." [300-302]
The liberation of a monk, who is free from the bonds of karma, is achieved through the absence of the causes of bondage and the complete destruction of karma through its exhaustion. [303]
The right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct of the seven principles, starting with the soul, are the direct means of liberation. [304]
Some beings attain liberation in a single lifetime, while others, after enjoying the pleasures of heaven, attain liberation in seven or eight lifetimes through constant meditation. [305]
Hearing this pure path of liberation spoken by the Jina, the twelve assemblies bowed down to the Lord with folded hands. [306]
Among the listeners, some attained right faith, some attained self-control and non-self-control, and some, fearing the cycle of birth and death, embraced complete self-control and the vows of a monk. [307]
At that time, two thousand kings, two thousand princesses, and thousands of queens embraced the complete self-control taught by the Jina. [308]
Shiva, Rohini, Devaki, Rukmini, and other goddesses accepted the conduct of the lay followers. [309]
The best kings of the Yadu and Bhoj clans, along with many princesses, became knowers of the Jina's path and became followers of the twelve minor vows. [310]
Indra and Balabhadra, along with Krishna and other Yadavas, who had already performed worship with the gods, bowed down to the Jina, who is like the sun, and departed to their respective abodes. [311]