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## The Fifty-Sixth Chapter
Having traversed many lands and guided countless beings with false views towards the right path, [the Tirthankara] preached the Dharma. ||56||
Reaching Mount Sammed Shikhar, he remained in a state of Yoga- Nirodha for a month. He then adopted the Pratimā Yoga and, surrounded by a thousand monks, attained liberation on the eighth day of the bright fortnight of Ashvin, in the afternoon, under the constellation Purva Ashadha. ||57-58||
The Devas, illuminating the entire universe with the radiance of their bodies, performed the Pancham Kalyanak and praised the cool [Tirthankara] before ascending to heaven. ||59||
**Shārdūlavikridita Vṛtta**
I bow to the cool [Tirthankara], worshipped by the Devas, who destroys all desires and lust. His birth brought joy to the world, like the rising moon. The faces of all his relatives bloomed like lotuses in the heat of the sun. Those seeking wealth obtained their desires and rejoiced. ||60||
The celestial maidens, with their sweet voices, sing praises of the victorious hero who conquered the fierce demon of delusion. Their necklaces are adorned with fragrant flowers, their foreheads bear the crescent moon, and their bodies are perfumed with the fragrant nectar that flows from the cheeks of the elephants of the directions. ||61||
**Rathoddhata Vṛtta**
O noble beings, bow down to the compassionate and peaceful Shitalnath, the tenth Tirthankara. He was praised by all for his virtues, he was the king of the Padma Gulma, and then he became the Indra of the Aran heaven, worshipped by the Devas. ||62||
**Anuṣṭup**
At the end of the pilgrimage of Shitalesh, the true Dharma perished due to the lack of speakers, listeners, and practitioners, caused by the fault of time. ||63||
**Notes:**
* **Sammed Shikhar:** The sacred mountain where Mahavira attained liberation.
* **Yoga-Nirodha:** A state of deep meditation and detachment.
* **Pratimā Yoga:** A state of complete absorption in the divine.
* **Pancham Kalyanak:** The five auspicious events in the life of a Tirthankara.
* **Shitalnath:** Another name for the Tirthankara Shitalnath.
* **Aran:** A celestial realm.
* **Padma Gulma:** A king who was later reborn as a Tirthankara.