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In the Harivamsha Purana, the Niruddha Yoga, like a thunderbolt, breaks the bonds of the deadly karma. Having attained the state of liberation, Shankar is constantly connected to the bliss of liberation. ||17|| That great Lord, the Maha Mahesvara, the embodiment of the five auspicious qualities, was celebrated by the gods with the fourfold worship of the body, in accordance with the rules, at the time of the great Nirvana of the Siddhasasana. ||18|| At that time, the city of Pavana was illuminated on all sides by the blazing light of the lamps, which were lit by the gods and the asuras. ||19|| Similarly, the kings, led by Srenika, along with their subjects, went to the place of the Nirvana Kalyanak, and the Indra gods, along with the other gods, went to the place of the Nirvana Kalyanak, seeking the three jewels of the Jina. ||20|| From that time onwards, the beings of the world, filled with devotion to the Nirvana Kalyanak, have been celebrating the festival of the famous lamp-lit procession every year in this Bharat Kshetra, with the intention of worshipping the Jinesvara, the embodiment of the power of the Nirvana of the Jina. ||21|| After the Nirvana of the Lord Mahavira, three Kevalins, Gautam, Sudharma, and Jambuswami, appeared in succession after sixty-two years. After them, five Shruta Kevalins, who knew all the past, appeared after a hundred years. ||22|| After that, eleven Munis, who were the holders of the ten pasts, appeared after a hundred and eighty-three years. After them, five Munis, who were the holders of the eleven Angas, appeared after two hundred and twenty years. After that, four Munis, Subhadraguru, Jayabhadraguru, Yashobahu, and Mahapujya Lohayanguru, who were the holders of the famous Acharaanga, appeared after a hundred and eighteen years. ||23-24||
.। 2. Ekaadhika dasha ekadashettyarthaḥ. 3. Jayabhadranama-m., kh., ṅ., m. । * 1. Nandi, 2. Nandimitra, 3. Aparajit, 4. Govardhana and 5. Bhadrabahu. +1. Vishakha, 2. Proshthila, 3. Kshatriya, 4. Jaya, 5. Naga, 6. Siddhartha, 7. Dhritiṣeṇa, 8. Vijaya, 9. Buddhila, 10. Gangadeva and 11. Sudharma. 61. Nakshatra, 2. Jayapal, 3. Pandu, 4. Dhravaseṇa and 5. Kansarya.