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Padmapurana
Then, from the lotus-like face of the Jina, Dharma emerged. Hearing this, the humans, the animals, and the gods were filled with supreme joy. || 195 || Some attained Anuvrata, some became Nir-ambara. With minds troubled by the cycle of birth and death, they began to practice austerities. || 196 || Some attained Right Faith, some, by their own strength, renounced the actions that lead to evil. || 197 || Having heard Dharma, praised the Jina, and prostrated themselves as per the rules, with minds established in Dharma, they went to their respective places. || 198 || The great king Shrenika, adorned with royal splendor, his heart filled with joy at hearing the Dharma, entered his city. || 199 || Then, seeing the glorious radiance of the Tirthankara, the sun, as if ashamed, wished to hide himself in the ocean. || 200 || As the sun approached the setting point, it appeared as if it was covered with the rays of Padmaraga gems, and it became extremely red. || 201 || The rays that always followed the sun became dim. It is only right, for whose radiance can increase when the master is in distress? || 202 || Then, the female chakavas looked at the sun with tear-filled eyes. As if out of compassion, the sun slowly became invisible. || 203 || The attachment that living beings had given up by hearing Dharma, as if by the trickery of twilight, covered the circle of directions. || 204 || Just as a friend, without being asked, is inclined to help people, so too, the sun, without being asked, is inclined to help us. Therefore, the setting sun is like a friend setting. || 205 || At that time, the lotuses were contracting, as if they were swallowing the setting sun's dying red glow. || 206 || It had made the vastness and height into one, and it could not be described. Darkness appeared, as if the evil deeds of the wicked were being manifested. || 207 ||