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In the Padma Purana,
The man who speaks or listens to words of merit is truly a man, the rest are like puppets made by a sculptor. ||34||
Just as a swan in a mixture of milk and water drinks only the milk, so do the virtuous take only the good from a mixture of good and bad. ||35||
And just as crows take only the meat from the temples of elephants, leaving the pearls, so do the wicked take only the bad from a mixture of good and bad. ||36||
Just as owls see the form of the sun as black as a tamala leaf, so do wicked men see even blameless creations as flawed. ||37||
Just as a net at the entrance of a lake does not stop the water but only the debris, so do wicked men not stop the good but only hold onto the bad, like debris. ||38||
Considering the nature of the virtuous and the wicked, the virtuous engage in the creation of stories with the purpose of their own benefit. ||39||
The happiness that arises in men from listening to good stories is the self-interest of the wise, and it is the cause of earning merit. ||40||
This meaning, spoken by the Jina Vardhamana, was received by the Gautama Ganadhara named Indra-bhuuti. Then it was received by Sudharma-acharya, the son of Dharini. Then it was received by Prabhava, then by Kirti-dhara Acharya. After them, it was received by the Uttara-vagmi Muni. After that, this effort of Ravishena Acharya was revealed, having obtained his writing. ||41-42||
In this Purana, there are seven chapters: (1) Lokasthiti, (2) Origin of lineages, (3) Departure for the forest, (4) War, (5) Origin of Lavana-ankusha, (6) Description of Bhavan-tara, and (7) Nirvana of Ramachandra. All seven chapters are accompanied by many beautiful and wonderful sections. ||43-44||
To explain the connection of the story of Ramachandra, I will also tell the brief story of Bhagavan Mahavira, which is as follows.
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1. Doshoktam ma. 2. Charayanti ka. 3. Swartha ka. 4. Granthanta api 123 tamaparvanah 166 tamashloke granthakartra granthanupurvimuddisya nimnankita shloko dattah - "Nirdishtam sakalairnatena bhuvanaih Shrivardhamanena yattatvam vasavabhuutina nigaditam jambo: prashiṣyasya cha. Shishyenottaravagmina prakatitam padmasya vruttam munēh shreyah sadhusamadhibruddhikaranaṁ sarvottamaṁ mangalam." 5. Dharini ma. 6. Tavadatrakha, ma. 7. Yatnam ma. 8. Kulkarinim ma.