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When he said, "I am taking the vows," a great wail arose from the inner palace. The echo of that lament reverberated throughout the entire palace. ||339|| The lament of the women, a mixture of the sounds of the veena, flute, and mridanga, was so powerful that it even moved the mind of the muni, causing him to be filled with compassion. ||340|| At that time, the Yuvaraja also arrived there. With tears that could not be contained flowing in torrents, he said respectfully, "Vidutkesa, your son, Sukesa, has been entrusted to you out of great love. He has ascended the new throne and is now worthy of your protection." ||341-342|| The wise ministers, whose hearts were filled with sorrow, also encouraged him by citing many examples from the scriptures, saying, "Enjoy this magnificent, unhindered kingdom like Indra, and make your youth successful with excellent pleasures." ||343-344|| The women, whose heads were bowed at his feet, who were expressing their intense love through their virtues, and whose eyes were streaming with tears, tried to please him by saying, "O Lord! You are leaving us all as orphans, like a tree leaving its vines behind. Where are you going?" ||345-346|| "O Lord! This beautiful kingdom, like a devoted wife, has been bound to you for a long time by your excellent virtues. Where are you going, leaving her behind?" The Samantas, whose cheeks were wet with tears, also pleaded together, but even all of them together could not change his mind. ||347-348|| Finally, he severed the bonds of affection, renounced all possessions, and entrusted the kingdom to his son, Pratichandra. He then embraced the difficult Daigambari Lakshmi, the monastic vows, with a detached mind. He was a man of great intellect, extremely serious, and his gentleness made him seem like the moon, eternally fixed on the surface of the earth. ||349-350|| Then, mounted on the elephant of meditation, the Muni Maharaj, with the sharp arrow of the ocean of knowledge, severed the head of the enemy, the world, and entered the Siddhavana, the realm of liberation. ||351|| After that, Pratichandra also gave the kingdom to his elder son, Kishkindha, and the Yuvaraja position to his younger son, Andhrakarudi. ||352||