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The body which was once radiant with splendor and endowed with great strength, now resembles a picture struck by lightning, faded and weak. ||135||
Wealth, righteousness, and desire, these three are appropriate for a young man. For an aged man, they are difficult to attain. ||136||
Alas, I am a senseless, wicked, careless, and foolish man, caught in the whirlpool of false affection for my relatives. ||137||
Having said this, and without consulting his relatives, the king, with a detached heart, bestowed the kingdom upon his grandson, Purandara, and, with his son, Surendramanu, took initiation from the great soul, Nirvanaghoṣa, the liberated one. ||138-139||
Thereafter, Purandara's wife, Prithivimati, gave birth to a son named Kirtidhara, who was like an ocean of all renowned virtues. ||140||
By his charming conduct, Kirtidhara, ever respectful, gradually attained youth, delighting all his relatives. ||141||
Then, King Purandara, having chosen a daughter of the king of Kosala, arranged for his son's marriage. After this, the king, renouncing worldly attachments, left his home. ||142||
Adorned with the ornaments of virtues, King Purandara, taking initiation from the sage Kṣemaṅkara, began to perform severe austerities to eradicate the effects of his past actions. ||143||
Meanwhile, Kirtidhara, the conqueror of his enemies, ruled the kingdom inherited from his ancestors, enjoying the pleasures of life like the best of gods. ||144||
Once, Kirtidhara, the king who was a friend to his subjects and who terrified his enemies, was seated on a comfortable throne in his beautiful palace, resplendent like the celestial being Nalakubara, when his gaze fell upon the sun, obscured by the blue radiance of a solar eclipse. Seeing this, he thought, "Alas! This calamity cannot be averted by any means." ||145-146||
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