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## The Eighty-Eighth Chapter
Great kings, heroes like Bharata, renounced their kingdoms and embraced the path of renunciation, even though they had no desire for their own bodies. ||1||
They attained the rare path, these great souls. I will recount the names of some of them, listen, O king. ||2||
Siddhartha, Siddhasadhyarthi, Ratido, Rativardhana, Ambuvahara, Jambunada, Shalya, Shashankapat, Viraso, Nandano, Nanda, Anand, Sumati, Sudhi, Sadashraya, Mahabuddhi, Suryaro, Janavallabha, Indradhwaja, Shruthadhara, Suchandra, Prithividhara, Alak, Sumati, Krodha, Kundara, Satyavan, Hari, Sumit, Dharmamitraya, Sampurnendu, Prabhakar, Naghusha, Sundana, Shanti, Priyadharma, and others. ||3-6||
These kings were born into pure families, devoted to good conduct, possessed thousands of followers, and their deeds were renowned throughout the world. ||7||
They renounced elephants, horses, foot soldiers, coral, gold, pearls, their harems, and kingdoms, considering them all like withered grass, and embraced the great vows. They were peaceful, possessed various powers, and attained the appropriate stage according to their meditation. ||8-9||
When Bharata, the one who acted like the emperor Bharata, renounced the world, Lakshmana, remembering his virtues, felt empty. ||10||
His mind was filled with sorrow, he was consumed by grief, his voice was choked with sobs, his eyes, like blue lotuses, were dull, and his body leaned against the pillars of the palace. Yet, he, radiant with Lakshmi, spoke softly. ||11-12||
Where is Bharata now, adorned with virtues, who, even in his youth, renounced his attachment to his body? ||13||
How did he, desiring to become a Siddha, embrace the difficult Jain Dharma, abandoning his beloved family and a kingdom like that of the gods? ||14||
1. Naghusha.