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In the Padma Purana, the sages who walked on earth and those who had attained the power to fly in the sky, all observed numerous vows. Gautama Swami says, "Oh King of Magadha, may these sages protect you." ||98||
Then, as the morning dawned, King Dasharatha, awakened by the sound of the conch shell and the resounding beat of the drums, rose like the sun. ||99||
The roosters, who separate couples, crowed loudly, and the cranes and swans in the lakes and rivers also made their calls. ||100||
Attracted by the melodious sounds of the drums, the panavas, and the veenas, a large crowd gathered at the Jain temples. ||101||
Just as a man, filled with shame, leaves his beloved, so too did the people, whose eyes were spinning and whose entire bodies were flushed red, abandon their sleep. ||102||
The lamps had turned pale, and the moon had lost its brilliance. The lotuses were in bloom, and the night-blooming jasmine had closed. ||103||
Just as the debaters are defeated by the words of a knower of the Jain scriptures, so too were all the planets defeated, that is, hidden, by the rays of the sun. ||104||
Thus, as the extremely pure morning dawned, King Dasharatha performed his bodily duties and worshipped the venerable Jina. Then, mounted on a beautiful elephant adorned with a fine cloth, he set out to pay his respects to the sage. Thousands of kings, radiating with a divine glow, served him. ||105-106||
In this way, King Dasharatha, adorned with an umbrella, went to the Mahendrodya garden, paying homage to the sages and Jain temples along the way. ||107||
Gautama Swami says, "Oh King, the glory of King Dasharatha, which brought joy to the people, cannot be described even in a year." ||108||
The sage, a treasure trove of virtues, had just arrived in the country, and the news reached the king's ears. ||109||
Then, dismounting from his elephant, the king, adorned with infinite splendor and filled with great joy, entered the garden. ||110||
After that, with devotion, he offered a garland of flowers at the sage's feet and bowed his head in reverence to the teacher of all beings. ||111||