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The Sixty-First Chapter
Seeing those Āryikās and the Rasmivega Muni, who shone like the sun, the serpent swallowed them all in a fit of rage. The Āryikās, having attained Samadhi-Maraṇa, were born in the Rucak Vimana of the Kāpiṣṭha heaven, and the Muni was born as a deva in the Arka-Prabha Vimana of the same heaven. The serpent, due to the rise of his sins, reached the fourth earth, called Paṅka-Prabhā. || 237-238 ||
The life of Simha-Candra, descending from heaven, was born as the son of King Aparājita and his beautiful queen Sundaryā, in the city of Cakrapura on this Jambudvīpa. || 239 ||
Some time later, the life of Rasmivega also descended from heaven and was born as the son of King Aparājita and his other queen, Citramālā, named Vajrāyudha. || 240 ||
Āryikā Śrīdharā, descending from heaven, was born as the daughter of King Ativega, the ruler of the city of Dhāraṇī-Tilaka, and his beloved queen. She was complete with all auspicious marks and was known as Ratnamālā, a very famous daughter. This Ratnamālā later became the beloved of Vajrāyudha, bringing him joy. || 241-242 ||
And Yaśodharā, descending from heaven, was born as the son of Vajrāyudha and Ratnamālā, named Ratnāyudha. Thus, all of them began to experience the fruits of their past good deeds in this very life. || 243 ||
Hearing the Dharma-Upadesa from the Pihiṭāsrava Muni, King Aparājita, the holder of great wisdom, gave the kingdom to Cakrāyudha and took initiation. || 244 ||
Some time later, King Cakrāyudha, placing the burden of the kingdom on Vajrāyudha, went to his father and took initiation, attaining liberation in that very life. || 245 ||
Now, Vajrāyudha also placed the burden of the kingdom on Ratnāyudha and took initiation near Cakrāyudha. This is right, for what do those who possess the Sattvaguna not do? || 246 ||
Ratnāyudha was attached to pleasures. Therefore, abandoning the Dharma-kathā, he enjoyed the pleasures of the kingdom for a long time with great greed. || 247 ||
In the beautiful garden called Manorama, the great Muni Vajradanta was describing the Lokānuyoga. Hearing this, the wise elephant named Meghavijaya, belonging to the king, remembered his past life, and he took up Yoga, stopped eating meat and other things, and began to contemplate the sorrowful state of the world. || 248-249 ||
Seeing this, the king was worried. He called all the great ministers and physicians and asked them with great respect, "What ailment has befallen this elephant?" || 250 ||