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Padmapurana
Then Sita, standing in the palm of his hand, was shining brightly, as if Lakshmi were residing in a house made of a hundred lotus petals. ||55||
Rama, whose body was a deterrent to the mind, crossed the river with Sita and Lakshmana, and in a moment, disappeared among the trees. ||56||
Then, with tears in their eyes, many kings, facing their palaces, made a great lamentation. ||57||
Some stood there, their eyes fixed on that direction, like clay figures, while others fainted and fell to the ground. ||58||
And some, having regained consciousness, said, "Fie on this fleeting world, and fie on the perishable pleasures, which are like the body of a serpent, causing fear." ||59||
If even these valiant heroes are in such a state, what of us, who are like the insignificant eranda plant? ||60||
Fie on this ungrateful body, which is subject to separation, death, disease, and old age, and is as insignificant as a bubble of water. ||61||
Those men, who are endowed with great fortitude, are fortunate, for they have renounced the fickle Lakshmi, which is like the eyebrow of a monkey, and have become initiated. ||62||
Thus, many noble men, having attained detachment, turned towards renunciation and wandered on that bank of the river. ||63||
Then they saw a high, vast, and auspicious temple, surrounded by a row of green trees. ||64||
That place of the temple was filled with various kinds of flowers, and buzzing bees were roaming there, enjoying the nectar. ||65||
They saw sages, endowed with great brilliance, sitting in secluded places, absorbed in their studies. ||66||
With folded hands on their heads, they bowed to them one by one, and then entered the very bright Jina temple. ||67||
At that time, the earth was adorned with Jina temples, built on the beautiful buttocks of the mountains, in the forests, and on the banks of the rivers. ||68||
1. As if made of clay, etc.
2. Like the hood of a serpent.
3. In the wise.