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## The Tenth Chapter
**With Hindi Commentary**
The men, having completed the aforementioned tasks, approach the king and report that all the work has been done properly.
**Original Meaning:** Upon hearing this news from the men and contemplating it in his heart, the king Shrenik was filled with joy and satisfaction. He then rose from his throne, performed a bow and offered salutations. He then honored and respected the men, and after giving them a gift of love sufficient for their livelihood, he dismissed them. After dismissing them, he summoned the city guards and said to them, "O beloved of the gods! Thoroughly irrigate and cleanse the city of Rajagriha, both inside and outside." After completing all these tasks, they report to the king.
**Commentary:** This sutra states that when King Shrenik heard the news of the arrival of Lord Mahavira from the heads of the departments, he immediately rose from his royal throne. He then descended from the throne by stepping on the footrest and performed a single-step ritual, washing his face with water. He then walked seven or eight steps in the direction where Lord Mahavira was seated and, with proper ritual, offered salutations to the Siddhas and Lord Mahavira with the words "Namostu Namo" and expressed his boundless devotion. After this, he returned to his royal throne and honored the men with clothes and other gifts, and treated them with special respect through kind words. He was so pleased with them that he did not simply dismiss them with honor and respect, but also gave them wealth sufficient for their livelihood for the rest of their lives. This gift of love, or "Preeti-daan" (a gift given out of love for the Lord), was given to those who brought the news of the Lord's arrival, out of his special affection for the Lord. After dismissing them, he summoned the city guards and commanded them, "O beloved of the gods! Today, you must specially irrigate and cleanse all the places inside and outside the city with water..."