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## The Sixty-Sixth Chapter
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Having assembled, they celebrated the descent from heaven festival. The parents of the blessed one, filled with joy, returned to their abode. || 29 ||
The womb of the mother, bearing the Jina child, shone brightly, like the surface of a mirror reflecting the full moon. || 30 ||
In the ninth month, on the full moon day, the queen Prajavati gave birth to the god, radiant like the full moon, with all his limbs perfectly formed, endowed with all auspicious marks, and possessing three eyes of knowledge. || 31-32 ||
At that time, all the gods, filled with joy, arrived and, taking the child, who was like a ball of fire, went to Mount Meru. There, they installed the Jina child, bathed him with the milk of the ocean, adorned him with fine ornaments, and proclaimed him as Mallinath, praising him loudly. || 33-34 ||
They then brought him back and, placing him in the lap of his mother, announced, "His name is Mallinath." They then returned to their respective abodes. || 35 ||
After the end of the period of the Arnath Tirthankara, a thousand crore years passed, and the blessed Mallinath was born. His lifespan was included in this period. || 36 ||
His lifespan was fifty-five thousand years, his body was twenty-five bows tall, and his complexion was like gold. || 37 ||
When a hundred years of his childhood had passed, one day, Lord Mallinath saw that the entire city was decorated for his marriage. Everywhere, fluttering white flags were hoisted, arches were erected, colorful garlands were strung, and clusters of flowers were scattered. The sound of drums and other instruments, overpowering even the roar of the ocean, filled the air. Seeing the city thus decorated, he remembered his beautiful, invincible chariot from his previous birth. He thought, "Where is the love born of detachment and the glory that arises from it, and where is this marriage that brings shame to the virtuous? This is a paradox." || 38-41 ||