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## Ninth Chapter
The Naga King, having conversed, went to his own place with great joy. ||215||
Having stayed on Mount Kailasa for twenty-two and a half months, Ravana also, after paying homage to the Jina, went to the desired place. ||216||
Knowing the turmoil of his mind, Bali, the Muni, considered himself bound by evil karma and went to the Guru to perform penance. ||217||
Just as Vishnu Kumar, the great Muni, became happy after performing penance, so too did Bali, the Muni, become happy after the removal of the thorn from his heart through penance. ||218||
Through conduct, secrecy, religion, non-observation, assemblies, and endurance of the Pariṣaha, Bali, the Muni, attained Mahāsamvara. He stopped the creation of new karmas and began to destroy the accumulated karmas through tapas. In this way, through Samvara and Nirjara, he attained Kevala Jnana. ||219-220||
Finally, having destroyed the eight karmas, he went to the peak of the three worlds, where infinite happiness is attained. ||221||
Knowing, "I am defeated by one who is capable of conquering the senses," Ravana became humble before the Sadhus. ||222||
Possessing right faith, with firm devotion to the Jina, Ravana, not satisfied with supreme pleasures, remained as he desired. ||223||
Gautama Swami said to King Śreṇika, "O Śreṇika! The noble person who, being devoted to good qualities, listens to this story of Bali, the Muni, will never be defeated by others and will attain the radiant position like the sun." ||224||
Thus, the ninth chapter of the Padmacharita, composed by the Acharya Ravishena, known as Ārṣa, which narrates the Nirvana of Bali, is complete. ||9||
**Notes:**
* **Samvara:** Cessation of the inflow of new karmas.
* **Nirjara:** Destruction of accumulated karmas.
* **Kevala Jnana:** Omniscience.
* **Pariṣaha:** A group of people who are hostile to the Jain faith.
* **Mahāsamvara:** A state of complete spiritual purity.
* **Jina:** A victorious one, a title given to the Tirthankaras.
* **Sadhus:** Holy men, ascetics.
* **Ārṣa:** A term used to describe something that is ancient or traditional.