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The most auspicious festival
Those who know the governance of the Self and who are followers of the governance of the Self, those ever-living teachers, may they be auspicious for you. ||26|| Those who attain liberation through the twelve-fold austerity, those virtuous, brave ones, may they be auspicious for you. ||30|| Having received this divine auspicious blessing, which removes obstacles, and having bowed to his mother, Shatrughna went out of the house. ||31|| He mounted a great elephant adorned with golden garlands, and he shone like the full moon on the back of a cloud. ||32|| Surrounded by hundreds of kings mounted on various vehicles, he shone like Indra surrounded by gods. ||33|| Having come to meet his brother, who was very dear to him, he said, "O venerable one, return now, I will go ahead without any expectations." ||34|| Lakshmana presented him with the bow-jewel called Samudraavarta and arrows with fiery mouths, swift as the wind. ||35|| Having appointed Krtaantavaktra, who was his equal, as his commander, Rama, filled with anxiety, returned with Lakshmana. ||36|| The valiant hero, Shatrughna, endowed with great strength, went towards Mathura, which was ruled by Madhu. ||37|| Having reached the bank of the holy Punyabhaga river, he halted his army, which had come from a long distance, with some confusion. ||38|| The group of ministers, who had completed all their tasks and whose fatigue had subsided, and whose intellect was very subtle, began to doubt. ||39|| "Oh, look at the mind of this boy, who desires the defeat of Madhu, who is devoid of policy and is driven only by pride." ||40|| "How can this boy conquer Madhu, who was conquered by the mighty Mandhata in battle, who was difficult to conquer even by the celestial beings?" ||41|| "How can he, with his arms, cross the ocean of Madhu, whose advancing foot soldiers are like towering waves?" ||42||
May the Acharya Parameshti, who is as radiant as the sun, as peaceful as the moon, as steady as the earth, as lofty and generous as Sumeru, as deep as the ocean, and as detached as the sky, and who is the ultimate foundation, be auspicious for you. ||2|| May the Acharya Parameshti, who knows the governance of the Self and the other, and who always teaches his followers, be auspicious for you, O long-lived one. ||26|| And may the virtuous, brave Sadhu Parameshti, who attain liberation through the twelve-fold austerity, be auspicious for you, O Bhadra. ||30||