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## Chapter Forty-Seven
The Kumar, fearless, played on the serpent that appeared terrifying with its hundred hoods, as he used to play on his mother's bed. || 29 || The Sangamadeva, whose ocean of joy was surging, praised the Lord and named him "Mahavira." || 295 || Thus, thirty years passed in his Kumarakāla. Then, on the very next day, due to the complete cessation of the knowledge-obscuring karma, the Great Enlightenment arose, and he remembered his past lives. || 296 || The Laukāntika Devas, having attained their desired objects, praised him with appropriate hymns. || 297 || The entire assembly of Devas performed the auspicious ceremony of his departure. He, with sweet words, pleased his relatives and took leave of them. || 298 || Then, the Lord, who was steadfast in his vows, mounted the palanquin named Chandraprabha. This palanquin was first lifted by the kings of the earth, then by the Vidyadhara kings, and finally by Indra. On both sides of him, groups of fly-whisks were waving. Thus, he reached the forest named Shaṇḍa, which seemed to be calling him with the buzzing of bees and the sweet calls of cuckoos, laughing with the abundance of flowers, and expressing its love with its red leaves. || 299-301 || The most excellent Lord Mahavira, having reached the Shaṇḍa forest, descended from his palanquin and sat facing north on a large, jeweled stone, covered with his own radiance, and took the vow of Teli. Thus, on the tenth day of the dark fortnight of Margashirsha, when the moon was in the middle of the Hasta and Uttara Phalguni constellations, at the end of the day, the extremely valiant Lord Mahavira, with great fortitude, turned towards his austerities. || 302-304 || It was proper that Indra himself picked up the clothes, ornaments, etc., that the Lord had discarded, for such was the Lord's greatness. || 305 || The fragrant unguent on the Lord's body was thinking, "How can I leave this excellent Lord?" With this thought, it remained on his body, as if enjoying his glory. || 306 || Knowing that dirty and crooked things are worshipped by the ignorant, but are to be abandoned by those seeking liberation, the young Lord, as if, uprooted his dirty and crooked (black and dull) hair from the root and threw them away. || 307 ||
**Notes:**
* **Kumarakāla:** The period of childhood and youth.
* **Laukāntika Devas:** Devas who are concerned with the affairs of the world.
* **Teli:** A vow of complete silence and self-discipline.
* **Margashirsha:** The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
* **Hasta and Uttara Phalguni:** Two constellations in the Hindu zodiac.