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## The Nirvana of Rishabha Prabhu
**Chapter 10 of Yoga Shastra, First Light**
"Brother Muni! Descend from the elephant's shoulder; it is not proper to remain mounted. How will you attain knowledge this way? If fire burns below the lindens, new leaves do not sprout on the tree. Brother Muni! If you wish to swim across the ocean of the world, then consider for yourself and descend from this elephant, like a boat made of iron."
Bahuvali Muni began to ponder, "On what elephant am I mounted? What connection do I have with an elephant? Vines climb trees, how can an elephant touch my body? The ocean may perhaps abandon its boundaries, mountains may become mobile, yet a Sadhvi, a disciple of the Lord, can never speak falsely. Oh yes! I have understood, I am mounted on this elephant of pride, and it has destroyed my tree of knowledge, the tree of humility bearing the fruit of knowledge, the fruit of Kevala Jnana. How can I pay homage to my younger brothers, who were initiated before me? This very thought has kept me mounted on the elephant of pride. Shame on such thoughts! Though they may be younger than me in age, they are older than me in knowledge, vision, and character. They were initiated before me. May this evil (sinful thought) of mine be false. I will go now and pay homage to those younger brothers and their disciples, becoming like an atom."
As Bahuvali Muni took a step to go to the Lord, he attained Kevala Jnana, like the door to the Nirvana Bhavan. He began to see the entire world as if in the palm of his hand, with the wealth of Kevala Jnana. He went to the Lord and sat among the assembly of Kevala Jnanas.
Meanwhile, Bharat Chakravarti, though possessing fourteen great jewels, sixty-four thousand women in his inner palace, and nine treasures, remained detached, using the wealth of his empire in accordance with Dharma, Artha, and Kama, at the appropriate time.
Once, while wandering, the Lord arrived at the Ashtapada mountain. Filled with the desire to pay homage at the Lord's feet, Bharat Chakravarti reached there. The Lord Rishabhadev, the world's master, worthy of worship by gods and demons, was seated in the Samavasaran. Bharat paid his respects with three circumambulations and began to praise him, saying,
"Lord! You are the very embodiment of faith. You are the capital of good conduct. You are the form of solitary grace for the entire world. You are the embodiment of direct knowledge. You are the very essence of merit. You are the totality of all beings with bodies, gathered in one place. You are the embodiment of restraint. You are the benefactor of the world without any reason. You are like the mobile nature. You are without a body, even though you have a body. You are forgiving. You are like the secret of Yoga. You are the concentrated essence of the world's vitality. You are the successful means of achieving Siddhi. You are all-auspicious. You are the form of all good. You are the embodied mediator. You are the combined form of penance, calmness, true knowledge, Yoga, and so on. You are the very form of humility. You are like extraordinary Siddhi. You are like a vast heart towards all the treasures of knowledge. You are the integral meaning of the mantras like Namah, Swasti, Swadha, Swaha, Vashad. You are the pure embodiment of Dharma. You are like the excess of creation. You are the concentrated form of all penance. You are the result of all. You are the entire group of eternal virtues. You are the form of excellence, the unimpeded means of attaining Moksha Lakshmi. You are the unique place of influence. You are the reflection of Moksha. You are like the ancestral home of the learned. You are the result of all blessings. You are like the best mirror to see the best character of the Aryans. You are the seer of the world. You are the calm, detached form. You are like the door to peace for the suffering. You are living, awake Brahmacharya. You are the unparalleled living being of the Jiva Loka, earned through brilliant merit. You are compassionate, with long arms, as if pulling the beings of the world from the mouth of the lion of death. You are the nectar, churned out from the ocean of knowledge, using the Meru mountain as the churning stick, from the churning of the churning stick. You are the cause of the immortality of beings. You are the giver of protection to the entire world. You are the assurance to the three worlds. Oh Lord of Love! I take refuge in you. Be pleased with me."
In this way, Bharat Maharaj, with a focused mind, worshipped the Lord Rishabhadev, the lord of the three worlds, for a long time.
After taking initiation, one lakh years minus one thousand years of the past time elapsed, the Lord attained Moksha on the Ashtapada mountain, along with ten thousand Sadhus. At that time, Indra and other gods celebrated the Lord's Nirvana Mahotsav. Indra Maharaj comforted and reassured the deeply grief-stricken Bharat. Later, on the Ashtapada mountain, Bharat Maharaj built a temple of gems, called Nishadya, like the second Ashtapada. In it, Bharat Chakravarti installed a statue made of precious stones, adorned with the form, color, and posture of Lord Rishabhadev. Along with Rishabhadev, the future 23 Tirthankaras...