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Many people took to wearing tree bark, some covered themselves in leather, and some even put back on the clothes they had previously discarded. ||296||
Feeling ashamed of their nakedness, many people took to wearing kusha grass garments. Having thus donned leaves and such, they were all satiated by fruits and cool water. ||297||
Thereafter, all the kings who had fallen into bad ways gathered together and, without fear, began to consult with each other, having gone far away. ||298||
One of them addressed the other kings, saying, "Did the Lord say anything to any of you?" ||299||
The other kings replied, "He did not say anything to any of us." Hearing this, a king who desired pleasures said, "Then what is the point of staying here? Let us rise and go to our respective countries, and enjoy the happiness that comes from seeing the faces of our sons and wives." ||300-301||
Another one of them said, "Since we are in sorrow, we are ready to go. There is no task that we cannot do because of our sorrow. But we must remember that when Bharat sees us returning alone, without our master, he will be angry and will surely take our countries away from us." ||302-303||
"Or, when the Lord Rishabhadeva regains his kingdom and returns to rule after leaving the forest, how will we, without shame, look him in the face?" ||304||
"Therefore, let us stay here, eating fruits and such, and serving him, wandering about in happiness." ||305||
Now, the Lord Rishabhadeva was seated in a posture of meditation, when Nami and Vinami, eager to beg for boons, bowed down at his feet and stood there. ||306||
At that time, the king of the Naga serpents, Dharanendra, realized that Nami and Vinami were begging the Lord for boons, because he felt the seat tremble. Knowing this, he quickly arrived there. ||307||
Dharanendra, assuming the form of the Lord, gave Nami and Vinami two excellent vidyas. Having received those vidyas, they both immediately went to the Vijayardha mountain. ||308||
Ascending ten yojanas, they found there vidya-filled abodes, filled with various kinds of boons, equal to those of the Mogakshita, scattered throughout different countries and cities. ||309||