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"Have they not attained sorrow?" Thus, having said this, the Devaka, the son of Surya, placed his son, the Kula-nandana, on the throne. ||51|| Hearing this account, Surya-jaya, along with his father, the king Ratna-mali, with a mind set on virtuous deeds, attained supreme dispassion. ||52|| Ratna-mali, his mind terrified by various calamities, went for refuge to the serene Acharya, Tilaka-sundara. ||53|| Surya-jaya, having performed austerities, attained the great Shukra (heaven). He was born as Dasharatha, the son of the sage Anaranya. ||54|| With a little merit, you have attained growth like the seed of the banyan tree, through auspicious beginnings, with your worship of the Bhavas. ||55|| You, King Dasharatha, are the upastika jiva, and in the cycle of Nandi-vardhana, your father, Nandi-ghosha, having performed austerities, went to the Greveya-ka, and from there, having fallen, I became Sarva-bhuta-hita. ||56|| Those who were the jivas of Bhuti and Upamanyu, following their own inclinations, became King Janaka and Kanaka, respectively, due to the influence of their merit. ||57|| In this world, there is no one who is truly a stranger, nor is there anyone who is truly one's own. This is the transformation of birth and death of the jiva, due to auspicious and inauspicious actions. ||58|| Hearing this account of the past lives, the son of Anaranya, King Dasharatha, became enlightened, and with a humble heart, free from doubt, he turned towards self-control. ||59|| With all due respect, he worshipped the feet of his Guru, bowed down to him, and with a pure heart, entered the city. ||60|| Thus, in his mind, he thought, "I will give this position of the Lord of the Great Mandala to the wise Rama, and I will embrace the life of a Muni." ||61|| Rama, the righteous and steadfast, is capable of protecting this earth, the Bharat Kshetra, which is surrounded by three oceans, along with his brothers. ||62|| Thus, King Dasharatha, who was detached from the allure of the kingdom and had his mind set on liberation, was thinking in this way, when the autumn season, whose garment was pure moonlight, whose face was the moon, and whose eyes were lotuses, disappeared as if frightened by the snow. ||63-64|| And the winter, with its cold winds, had made the lotuses devoid of their radiance, and had disturbed the entire world. ||65||
Ratna-mali became a Vidya-dhara. ||50||