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Is he the Surya, the Sun? No not that even, because the Sun possesses intense brightness,
Is it Mount Méru? No; it is not, because Mount Méru is extremely hard.
Is he Visnu ? He is not, because Visnu is dark-coloured
Is he at Brahma, the Creator of the Universe (Visņu being the Preserver, and Śiva, the Destroyer ). No; Brahmā is old.
Is he site Jarābhīru, the God of Love, who is afraid of old age. No; Because, he is without a body.
Now I think, he is the last Tirthankara, who is free from faults and who is full of all kinds of virtues. 15.
हेमसिंहासनासीनं सुरराजनिषेवितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा वीरं जगत्पूज्यं चिंतयामास चेतसि ।। १६ ।। कथं मया महत्वं हा, रक्षणीयं पुराऽर्जितम् । प्रासादं कीलिका हेतोर्भक्तुं को नाम वाञ्छति ॥ १७ ॥
एकेनाविजितेनापि, मानहानिस्तु का मम १ । जगज्जेत्रस्य किं नाम, करिष्यामि च सांमतम् ॥ १८ ॥ अविचारितकारित्व-महो ! मे मन्ददुर्द्धियः । जगदीशावतारं यत् जेतुमेनं समागतः ॥ १९ ॥
अस्याग्रेऽहं कथं वक्ष्ये १ पार्श्वे यस्यामि वा कथम् १ | संकटे पतितोऽस्मोति, शिवो रक्षतु मे यशः ॥ २० ॥ 16 Hemasimhāsanāsinam surarāja- nisévitam;
Drisṭvā Viram jagatpūjyam cintayāmāsa cètasi. 16.
17 Katham mayā mahtvam hā raksaniyam purārjitam; Prāsādam kilika- héto-r-bhaktum ko nāma vānchati 17.
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18 Ékénāvijiténāpi, māna-hāni-stu kā mama?;
Jagajj étrasya, kim nāma kariasyāmi ca sāmpratam ? 18.
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