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The sixty-second chapter, where the Angas attain liberation by renouncing all attachments, is called the Tattvadharmakatha. It is also known as Dharmakatha. - 14 -
Having thus described the characteristics of the speaker, the listener, and the Dharmakatha separately, I will now narrate the great story of Shanti Nath. - 15 -
Now, the lord of all islands, the king of Jambudvipa, whose vast garments are the blue waters of the salt ocean, has a most desirable region called Bharat, adorned with six divisions, situated between the salt ocean and the Himalayas, which bears the beauty of his face. - 16-17 -
There, in the land of enjoyment, are found the ten types of enjoyments of the Chakravartis, the wealth of the Tirthankaras, and the liberation attained by the destruction of the Aghatiya karmas. Therefore, wise people consider it superior even to the heaven. In that region, there is constant change due to increase and decrease, similar to the Airavata region. - 18-19 -
In the middle of it, there shines the Vijayardha mountain, which divides the Bharat region in half. It is long from east to west, high, and bright like a heap of glory. - 20 -
Or, that Vijayardha mountain, made of silver, seems like the accumulated laughter of the earth, a woman who has gained satisfaction from conquering the heavens. - 21 -
The rain that falls on us is always fruitful, but the rain that falls on you is never fruitful. Thus, that mountain, with its brilliance, seems to laugh at the Sumeru mountains. - 22 -
These rivers are fickle, crooked, rich in water (in the sense of being dense), and dear to the ocean (in the sense of being foolish). Therefore, with disgust, he vomited the Ganga and Sindhu, these two rivers, from his mouth, which is like a cave. - 23 -
That mountain imitated the Chakravarti, for just as the Chakravarti is always served by the gods and Vidyadharas who reside in his shelter and is the abode of all sensual pleasures, so too, that mountain was always served by the gods and Vidyadharas who resided in its shelter and was the abode of all sensual pleasures. - 24 -
In the southern range of that Vijayardha mountain, there is a city called Chakraval, which, with its flags, makes the sky seem as if it is filled with Balaakas. - 25 -
It is surrounded by a jeweled fort that kisses the clouds, so it seems as if it is the land of Jambudvipa, surrounded by a platform of jewels. - 26 -
There, the three aims of life, Dharma, Artha, and Kama, are flourishing with joy, and the word "poverty" is never heard, even from afar. - 27 -