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Bhagavān Rsabha Swāmi-Final Emancipation of Maru-dėvi Mātā. Sermori of Bhagavan Sri Rşabha Swami. Birth of Marîci-Dikṣā of Marici Kumāra-Story of Argăra-dāhaka-Marîci Munibecoming slack in performing religious duties-Marîci Muni assuming the apparel of a Parivrājaka mendicant-Bharata Cakravartin orders out five hundred bullock-carts full of food and drink-materials-Tirthankara Bhagavān Srî Rşabha-déva goes to Mount Astāpada-Explanation of avagrahas-In the Samavasaraņa there, Bharata Cakravartin asks the Bhagavān whether there will be any other person who will become a Tirtharkara like himself in future or not? On Bhagavān's pointing out to him his own son Marici, who was sitting in a corner dressed as a Parivrājaka, as a future Vāsudeva, a future Cakravartin, and as a future Tirtharkara, the delighted Bharata Cakravartin went to Marici, and paid him homage as a future Tîrthankara. Marici rejoicing with joy and dancing frivolously out of pride for his noble birth, incurred the evil Karma of birth in low families-Nirvāņa (Final Emancipation of Tirthasara Bhagavān Sri Rsabha-déva Swami-Kapila beco.nes a disciple of MariciSome considerations about birth in a low family-Karma Philosophy-Kinds of Karinas.
CHAPTER VII. Fourth Previous Bhava as a god in Brahma dėva-loka. Fifth Previous Bhava as a Brāhmaṇa named Kausika in Kollāga village-Sixth Bhava as a Brāhmaṇa named Puspamitra in Sthuņāka village. Seventh Previous Bhava as a god in Saudharma deva-loka. Eighth Previous Bhava as a Brā. hmana named Agnidyota in Caitya Sannivéśa-Ninth Previous Bhava as a god in lśāna déva--loka. Tenth Previous Bhava as a Brāhmaṇa named Agnibhûti in Mandira village-Eleventh Previous Bhava as a god in Sanat Kumāra déva-loka. Twelfth Previous Bhava as a Brāhmaṇar named Bhăradhvaja in Svétāmbikā. Thirteenth Previous Bhava as a god in Mahendra dėva-loka. Fourteenth Previous Bhava as a Brāhmaṇa named Kapila of Rajagriha Nagara-Fifteenth Previous Bhava as, a charming god in Brahma déva-loka.