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The path that the Supreme Great Soul (Rishabh) took, no one in the world has followed. Just as the earth swallows up another, O King, so too is a name erased. Then, the king, who was playful like a young swan and stained with the dirt of shame, conceived the idea of being a king and erased the name of another king. He had his name inscribed on a mountain with a line of gems from his hand, proclaiming, "I am the son of Rishabh Jin, the first Tirthankara who destroys the effects of karma, known as Bharat, the greatest ruler of the earth, and I have conquered the six continents from the Himalayas to the ocean myself." Then the gods rejoiced and chanted the victory of Bharat, saying, "There is no emperor like you, who inscribes his name on the moon. Who carries a lotus in his hand, and who is followed by Lakshmi, who dwells in the lotus and has a lotus face? Whose wealth steals away poverty? Whose fame reaches the three worlds? Whose sword destroys the enemy? Who is the Kalpavriksha except you? Who is the house of knowledge except you? And whose father is the Supreme God?"
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