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JAIN RAMAYAN
The holy mantras that were being recited by the muni resounded in the atmosphere. Serenity reigned supreme. The words of the Gurudev impelled everyone to become immersed in profound spiritual contemplations.
The initiation ceremony was over. Shri Ram saluted the feet of Muni Bharath and other munis and returned to his palace.
The Mahamuni Deshbushan set off on his Padyatra (travelling on foot) accompanied by the newly initiated Munis.
Bharath carried out austere spiritual activities as a muni for a long time and attained Moksha, destroying all his karmas. Sadhvi Kaikayi also carried out austere spiritual endeavours and attained Moksha. In the same manner the other kings who had become Munis also attained the supreme state. The Bhuvanalankar also fasted unto death and after its death it took birth as a heavenly being, in the fifth heaven.
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