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In the Padma Purana, what is more auspicious than the worship of the Jinas? I am eager to give you something, so tell me what you desire. ||201||
Then the Nagapati said, "Listen, Ravana, there is no other auspicious thing equal to the worship of the Jinas." ||202||
The worship of the Jinas, when performed with devotion, bestows the bliss of liberation. There has never been and never will be anything equal to it. ||203||
Then Dasamukha said, "If there is nothing greater than the worship of the Jinas, and I have attained it, then what else should I ask for, O wise one?" ||204||
The Nagapati said, "Your words are true. What is unattainable by the power of the Jinas does not exist." ||205||
Those like you, those like us, and those like Indra and the others, who are the foundations of happiness, all have attained it through devotion to the Jinas. ||206||
Let this worldly happiness, which is small and fraught with obstacles, remain. Through devotion to the Jinas, the supreme bliss of liberation is attained. ||207||
Although you are a renunciant, endowed with great humility, strength, supreme wealth, and adorned with virtues, let my sight of you not be in vain. I beg you to accept something from me. ||208-209||
O Lankeśa, accept this Vidya called Amoghavijaya, which has the power to transform into any form. Do not break my affection. ||210||
O good man, whose time passes in a single Dasha? After misfortune comes prosperity, and after prosperity comes misfortune. ||211||
Therefore, if misfortune approaches you from any source, this Vidya will protect you, causing harm to your enemies. ||212||
Even the gods, who possess immense power, are afraid of this Vidya, which is enveloped in flames of fire. ||213||
In the end, Ravana could not break the affection of the Nagapati, and with great difficulty, he accepted the gift. ||214||
Then, with folded hands and bowing, Ravana, who had spoken to Dasanana, went to his own place, filled with joy. ||215||