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## Chapter Sixty-Seven
The glorious Vardhamana Jinendra, bearing the name Anantarasārthaka, may grant me the increase obtained by the destruction of the destructive karmas. ||1||
Having attained the knowledge of the true meaning of the scriptures, you have become worthy of respect, and by the arrival of the gods, you have become free from blemishes. ||2||
Your name is Vira Sena, you are called Mahāvīra by Rudra, and you are the leader of the army of the victorious monks. The Ganadharadeva worship your lotus feet, and many monks meditate on you. ||3||
O God! Your knowledge, which is the light of the world and the non-world, is considered the main thing. Is there anything in this world that your omniscience cannot see? ||4||
O Lord! Your form itself indicates the absence of your anger and other negative emotions. Who can say that there is a blemish in a precious gem? (Meaning: Just as the purity of gems is self-evident, so is your peaceful nature.) ||5||
O Lord! Your pilgrimage continues even after crossing many other false pilgrimages. Therefore, after praising you, your Purāṇa is narrated. ||6||
This Mahāpurāṇa is like a vast ocean. We, who wish to cross it, should follow the path of Śrī Jinaseṇa Swami. ||7||
This ocean of Purāṇa is deep and boundless, and my intellect is small and has a shore. Still, I want to cross this ocean of Purāṇa with this intellect. ||8||
Although my intellect is small and this Purāṇa is very large, just as we cross the ocean in a small boat, I will also cross it with this small intellect. ||9||
First, the story and the storyteller are described, because if both are free from defects, then there will be no defect in the Purāṇa. ||10||
The story is called that which, when heard, leads to the determination of what is to be avoided and what is to be adopted. What is the use of other stories that are bitter to the ears of those who seek benefit? ||11||
The storyteller is called one who is free from the defects of attachment, etc., and who, through his divine words, benefits everyone impartially. ||12||
This verse is longer in the book. May Vardhamana, the giver of auspiciousness, be praised. He is praised by many kinds of assemblies. ||13||
The description is obtained. ||13||