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The kings who followed the path of the Lord, having fallen from their kingdom, established different vows according to their own intellect. ||12|| Their disciples and grand-disciples, intoxicated with pride, misled the world with false arguments and created many false scriptures. ||125|| Bhrigu, Angishiras, Agni, Kapila, Atri, and Vid, along with many others, became ascetics, wearing bark due to ignorance. ||126|| Seeing women, their minds became polluted, and they saw lust in their genitals. Therefore, those low, deluded beings covered their genitals with a loincloth. ||127|| The Brahmanas, who were created by the Chakravarti Bharat like seeds, with the sacred thread (Yajnopaveet) around their necks, have now spread throughout the earth like progeny. ||128|| Gautama Ganadhar says to King Shrenik, "O King! I have told you about the creation of the Brahmanas as per the context. Now listen attentively as I tell you the main point." ||129|| Lord Rishabhdev, having liberated countless beings from the ocean of existence, attained liberation on the peak of Mount Kailash. ||130|| After that, Chakravarti Bharat, abandoning his kingdom, which was a cause of wonder for the world, like a blade of grass, also attained initiation. ||131|| O Shrenik! I have briefly explained to you the authority of the state. Now, listen respectfully as I tell you about the authority of the lineage, O noble man. ||132|| Thus ends the fourth chapter of the Padmacharita, composed by Acharya Ravishena, known as the Arsha-nama, which describes the greatness of Rishabhdev. ||4||
1. Naradhipas: Kh. | 2. -Muttir: K. |