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The 71st Chapter
A beautiful sound of drums, struck by the gods hidden within the clouds, echoed through the air, accompanied by the announcement of a great donation. || 178 ||
Thus, while engaged in penance, after fifty-six days of his concealed state, he arrived at the mountain called Raivatak (Girnar) on a day in the dark fortnight of Ashwin, under a large, heavy bamboo tree. || 179 ||
On the day of the Citra constellation, in the morning of the bright fortnight of Ashwin, while he was in the state of fasting, he attained omniscience, encompassing all things. || 180 ||
The gods celebrated the festival of omniscience and worshipped him. || 181 ||
In his assembly were eleven Ganadharas, led by Varadatta, four hundred Shrutagnas, masters of the ocean of knowledge, eleven thousand eight hundred teachers, fifteen hundred holders of the three knowledges, the same number of Kevala-gnanis, eleven hundred holders of Vikriya-ridhi, nine hundred Manah-paryaya-gnanis, and eight hundred debaters. || 182-184 ||
Thus, in total, there were eighteen thousand Muni-rajas in his assembly. There were forty thousand Aryikas, including Yakshi, Rajimati, Katyayani, and others, one hundred thousand Shravakas, three hundred thousand Shravikas, countless gods and goddesses, and a number of Tiryanchas. || 185-187 ||
Surrounded by these twelve assemblies, Lord Nemnath, the destroyer of sins, spread the rays of the sun of Dharma-upadesha, repeatedly causing the lotus of the auspicious beings to bloom. || 188 ||
Having traversed all the lands, he finally reached the city of Dvaravati and resided in the garden of the Raivatak mountain. || 189 ||
When Krishna and Baldeva heard this news, they went to him with all their powers. There, they paid their respects, listened to the nature of Dharma, and felt joy. || 190 ||
Then, Krishna said, "O Bhagavan! Some say that there is no such thing as a Jiva, some consider it eternal, some consider it momentary, some consider it subtler than an atom, some consider it equal to a grain of Shamak, some consider it the size of a thumb, some consider it five hundred yojanas, some consider it as vast as the sky, some consider it one, some consider it many, some consider it unknowable, and some consider it otherwise. There is doubt about this Jiva, O Lord." || 191-193 ||