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SĀRĀVALĪ PRAKIRNAKA : 21
65.
The pilgrimage to other holy places in the human world is not considered fulfilled unless the pilgrimage to the Pundarīka hill, situated in the Saurāstra region, is not undertaken with due ceremony.
66.
Whichever holy places exist in the lands of humans, gods and demons, are also considered as bowed to when the Pundarīka tīrtha is bowed to.
67.
All those places where all (other) monks attained enlightenment and liberation also get bowed to when Šatruñjaya tīrtha is bowed to.
68.
One hundred times the merit earned by bowing to Astā pada (Kailāśa), Sammedasikhara, Pāvāpuri, Campăpuri and Ürjayanta hill, is earned by bowing to Pundarīkagiri.
69.
Relatively the merit earned by worshipping at the Pundarīka tirtha is one time, that of establishing a Jina idol there is a hundred times, that of constructing a Jina temple is a thousand times and still that of protecting and taking care thereof is infinite times.
70.
One who presents umbrella (Chatra), flag (Dhvaja), mast (Danda), whisk (Cámara), eight auspicious objects (Astamarigala), pitchers for anointing of the Jina-idol (Snānakalasa) and the dishes for worship (Pūjā-thāla) at the Pundarīka tirtha, become a Vidyadhara.
71.
One who gives a chariot (Ratha) in charity at the Šatruñjava hill becomes the monarch of both the Vaitādhya and the Gunadhya mountain ranges.
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