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Thirty-first Chapter
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The rows of people being driven away were agitated like the waves of the ocean by a great wind. ||217||
Though worshipped with devotion, he was troubled by the constant conversation. The lotus-like one considered it an obstacle at every step. ||218||
As if unable to bear the sight of the unequal, the sun with its weak rays set. ||219||
At the end of the day, the sun abandoned all its rays, just as the first Chakravarti Bharat abandoned all his possessions when he desired liberation. ||220||
Evening, adorned with the crimson of the sky, followed the sun, just as Sita, bearing the greatest love and wearing appropriate garments, followed Rama. ||221||
Then, as if born from Rama's departure, darkness enveloped the world, destroying the knowledge of special things. ||222||
To deceive the people who were eager to follow, the two princes, along with Sita, reached the temple of Arhanath at dusk. ||223||
The abode of the destroyer of the world, the Jina, was always adorned and worshipped. The ground was smeared with sandalwood water, it had three doors, a high torana, and was decorated with mirrors and other auspicious things. The extremely wise Rama and Lakshmana, who were free from the need for others, entered the temple with Sita, performing a circumambulation according to the proper procedure. ||224-225||
The people went up to the second door, but at the third door, the doorkeeper stopped them, just as the misleading karma stops those who desire liberation. ||226||
Rama and Lakshmana, who had eyes like lotuses, placed their bows and armor aside, saw the face of the Jina, and attained supreme joy. ||227||
They saw the one who was seated on a throne of jewels, who was gentle, whose two arms were extended, whose chest was adorned with the Srivatsa mark, and whose every mark was clearly visible. ||228||