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The 57th Chapter
He himself began to take fruits, coverings, etc. The order of the gods and women who were the holders of the non-Jain faith was not followed. || 54 || They said, "Take another form, as you wish." Hearing these words, he was also strongly influenced by false belief. || 55 || He took the first initiation of the wandering ascetics. This act of the long-lived, fast-moving ones is a guide to the wrong path. || 56 || The knowledge of that scripture arose in him by itself. For both the virtuous and the wicked, knowledge of their own subject arises by itself. || 57 || Even after hearing the words of the Tirthankara, he did not accept the true Dharma. He thought to himself, "Just as Lord Rishabhadeva renounced all possessions and attained the power to shake the three worlds, so too will I establish the other doctrine that I have propagated in the world, and by the great influence that will result from it, I will obtain the expectation of Indra - I will obtain the worship performed by Indra. I desire that all this will surely happen." || 58-60 || Thus, due to the rise of pride, the sinner did not turn away from his false belief, and even though he was tainted by many faults, he continued to wear the saffron robe. || 61 || Although he held three staffs, he was devoid of the proper staff, i.e., the proper staff of restraint of the senses. Just as a wicked king receives many kinds of punishments, so too was he destined to receive many punishments in the earth realms like Ratnaprabha, etc. || 62 || He was devoid of right knowledge, and therefore, even though he had a water pot, he did not purify himself after defecation, saying, "Does water purify the soul?" || 63 || Although he bathed in cold water in the morning and ate roots and fruits, he still proclaimed his own fame by renouncing possessions, declaring to people, "I am a renunciant." || 64 || Just as the sun, moon, and ocean brought by a magician are unreal - mere illusions - so too were the principles he saw unreal - illusory principles. || 65 || Thus, teaching his own fabricated principles, Marichi, the son of King Bharata, wandered on this earth for a long time. || 66 || At the end of his life, he died and went to the Brahma heaven, where he ate ambrosia and experienced happiness for a period of ten oceans. || 67 ||