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The character of kings is an ornament for servants. Leaving you, who are delighted by the other world, and going to your city with various houses, how will we see the face of Bharata? Everyone fully accepted his statement. They bow to those whose feet are worshipped by the gods and whose bodies are lofty, burning the work (of karma). They bow to those who are freed from the debt of birth by the offerings of flowers that hum with bees. They say, "You are steadfast, you do not abandon the path and the accepted rules. We are fickle and have lost our strength. Having deviated from your path, why did we not die?" Thus, the simple Shramanas, who have taken motion in their minds, built houses and began to live in the forest filled with deer. They eat the best roots, sweet roots, the pulp of creepers and fruits, drink cool, sweet water, and wander with matted hair on their heads, until they become monks. Until then, there is a divine sound in the sky at the place of the rising and setting of the sun and moon: "Do not cut down trees, do not stir the air, do not dig the earth, do not light a fire, do not enter the lake, do not kill others, this is not the way. If you do not have patience, then quickly wear the clothes and ornaments of the king. The evil conduct that you have done in the wandering of the world, which destroys life, will be destroyed."
Dhatta - Wearing the attire of those who are devoid of possessions, you have committed sin with false hope. That sin of the living being, for thousands of years, will not be released nor destroyed. || 4 ||
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Upon hearing these words (divine sound), many kings became monks, wearing leaves of trees, peacock feathers, and bark.