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678 duce medicinal drugs of various kinds. And the fifth kind of rain named Rasa-mégha will create juices in various objects. Each of these five kinds of rains, will pour continuously for seven days. The ground which had become heated will cool down and green vegetation, creepers, medicinal herbs and trees will grow. On seeing the surrounding country full of green vegetation and fruits, the dwellers on the holes and dens of mountains, will come out and settle in the plains. Leaving off their meat diet, they will maintain themselves on greens, vegetables, and fruits. Day by day, there will be an increase in the beauty, form of body, intellect, and life-limit. By the end of the Duhsamā kala of the Utsarpini era they will be fit for society. They will live in towns and villages. They will form their own communities and they will train up horses, elephants, cows, bulls etc into their service. With the appearance of Agni (fire, they will do the cooking of their corns, and put it to other useful purposes
After the lapse of the Duhsama (second) ara, the third ara named Duşama-suhşamå will begin. Suon after the commencement
तो तेविलवासितारा पासित्ता तं महिं वह समिद्धं । आसत्था हिटमाणा नोहरिय बिलाण भमिहिन्ति ।। ६९ ॥ जायं खु मुहविहार मरहमिमं पुप्फफकसमद्धिं च । ता जो कुणिमं खाही सौ अम्ह वजणिज्जो उ ॥ ७० ॥ २२७० ॥ मह अह बच्चइ कोलो तह तह फळकुसुमोसहीणं च । सायणरूवउच्चत्ताउमाईण बुड्डीय ।। ७१ ॥ होडिन्ति सुहारिउणो सुहा य वाया सुहाइ उदगाई। गयरोगा तो मणुया होहिन्ति तहा तिरिक्खा य ॥ ७२ ॥ उस्सप्पिणीइमाए बीयाए समाए चरिमकालम्मि । सत्य बहुमझदेसे होहिन्ति य कुलगरा सत्त ॥ ७३ ।
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