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What greater praise could there be than this? || 27 ||
Who can describe the infinite bliss of the pure Vimalavāhana, who is about to attain the infinite bliss of liberation, due to his extreme purity, just a few days later? || 28 ||
When he attained Kevala Jnana, all the Indras worshipped his lotus feet, and therefore he was called Devādhideva. || 29 ||
The pure fame of Vimalavāhana, the lord of Lakshmi, was illuminating the directions like the white lotus or the moon, and was making the sky like the flower of the Kaśa. || 30 ||
Thus, thirty lakh years passed for the Lord, enjoying the pleasures born in the six seasons. || 31 ||
One day, in the Hemant season, when all the directions, earth, trees, and mountains were covered with snow, he saw the beauty of the snow melting instantly. || 32 ||
This caused him to become detached from the world at that very moment, he remembered all the events of his previous birth, and he became extremely distressed like a sick person, thinking about the loss of his pride. || 33 ||
He thought, "What is the use of these three Samyag Jnanas, because they all have limits - their subject matter is finite, and what is the benefit of this viriya, which does not attain the highest state?" || 34 ||
"Since there is the rise of the Pratikyanāvarana karma, I do not even have a trace of my character, and there is a lot of attachment and greed, therefore all four types of bondage are present." || 35 ||
"There is still pride, and the Nirjara is very little. Oh! The greatness of delusion, that I am still intoxicated with these worldly things." || 36 ||
"Look at my audacity, that I am still enjoying these terrible pleasures, like the body of a serpent or a hood. This enjoyment is now being received by me due to the rise of meritorious karma." || 37 ||
"So, until this meritorious karma ends, how can I attain infinite bliss?" Thus, Vimalavāhana thought in his heart, with the rise of pure knowledge. || 38 ||
At that time, the Laukāntika Devas, including Sarasvat, who had come, praised him, and other Devas celebrated the Abhishek festival that takes place during the Diksha Kalyanak. || 39 ||
Then, surrounded by Devas, the Lord mounted a palanquin called Devadatta, and went to the Sahetuka forest, where he took the vow of a two-day fast and became initiated. || 40 ||
He took this initiation on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Magha, with a thousand and a half kings present, and attained the knowledge of the four truths. || 41 ||