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SĀRĀVALI PRAKIRNAKA : 5 ATIMUKTAKA KEVALI ON ORIGIN AND RESULT OF PILGRIMAGE TO PUNDARĪKAGIRI TO NĀRADA RSI
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This whole Pundarīka hill has been visited by those great liberated souls (Siddhas), who accomplished their ultimate goal of life, many a time and it has always been worshipped by the gods and the humans and served by the gentle.
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Briefly, I shall describe as to how this Pundarīkagiri tirtha can be worshipped, how it originated and what benefits accrue by its pilgrimage.
9-10. After beholding the lords Jina of the Mahāvideha region,
St. Nārada of the Dhātaki khanda comes to the Bharata region and there he sees the radiance of the gods on the summit of the Pundarīka hill situated in the Bharata region.
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(There) the saints having supernatural powers (Siddhas), those endowed with magical powers (Vidyādharas), monks endowed with the powers of movement over land sea and air (Cārana) and gods and goddesses gain satisfaction by worshiping the enlightened monks.
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Enlightened monk Atimuktaka Kumāra, the son of king Madhu of Bhojaka dynasty and queen Dhārini stayed there.
Here the word 'siddha' does not mean the ultimate spiritual accomplished souls but refers to those practitioners who have attained some supernatural powers by virtue of reciting some incantations or by practicing some austerities.
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