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Padmapurana
Ahar, Kundala, Mauli, Ambara, and also Paramartha-apita-svanta-tanu-lagn-mala-avali. ||26||
With white lotus-like tender fingers, Kakutstha plucked out the hair from his head. ||27||
Rama, who had renounced all possessions, shone brightly. He was free from the clutches of Rahu, like the sun shining in the sky. ||28||
He was a resident of the abode of virtue, protected by excellent secrets, had attained the five assemblies, and was devoted to the five great vows. ||29||
He was the protector of the six types of living beings, the destroyer of the three types of punishment (of mind, speech, and body), free from the seven fears, and the destroyer of the sixteen types of pride. ||30||
His chest was adorned with the Srivatsa mark, his mind was devoted to the adornment of virtues, and he was steadfast in attaining the truth of liberation. Such Rama became an excellent Shraman. ||31||
Gods with invisible forms beat the divine drums, and the pure-minded devotees, eager to express their devotion, showered divine flowers. ||32||
When Rama departed from the great sin of household life, the benevolent friends, the divine beings, and Jatayu celebrated greatly. ||33||
When Rama was initiated there, the kings, all the earth-dwellers, and the Vidyadharas were filled with wonder and thought: "Here, Ramadeva, who was blessed by the gods, has renounced such difficult-to-renounce wealth and become a Muni. What temptation is there for us to renounce? We are devoid of the desire for vows." ||34-36||
Thinking thus, and lamenting within themselves about their attachments, many, filled with emotion, broke free from the bonds of home. ||37||
Shatrughna, having broken the fetters of attachment, destroyed the enemy of hatred, and freed himself from all possessions, became a Shraman. ||38||
Then Vibhishana, Sugriva, Nila, Chandranakha, Nala, Kravy, Viradhit, and many other Vidyadhara kings also departed. ||39||
Those Vidyadharas who renounced their knowledge...
1. Rahu-vinirmukta.
2. Surya-mandala-vibhrama.
3. Swarthaih.
4. Nirgata.