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67. Kamathah prāktanah papī pracyuto naraka-kșiteh
kanthiravaivam āsādya tan-muneh kantham agrahit
Kamatha, wicked in a former state of existence, was reborn from his infernal stay, became a lion and seized that muni by his neck.
68. sodha-simhôpasargo 'sau catur-ārādhana-dhanah
pasur anata-kalpêśo vimāne prānate 'bhavat
Bearing the lion's attack, and with his wealth of the four propitiatory declarations, the (muni) died and was reborn a lord of the Anata heaven in a central vimāna.75
69. tatra vimsati-vārāśi-vihitôpama-jïvitah
sârdhâratni-trayönmeya-sarirah sukla-lesyavā
There he lived for twenty sāgaropamas76 with a height of three and a half cubits and a white soul colour.78
70. daśa-māsânta-niśvāsi manasa 'mstam āharan
kha-catuska-dvi-varsante manasa stri-pracäravān
73 This forest also occurs in Hemac., Trio IX 2, 302, but is in no dictionary. This is one of the cases where one needs Hemacandra to understand Gunabhadra.
Cf. Hemac., Trio VIII 3, 857, dharma-dhyanad vicyuta.
75 Hereon see Kirfel 1920: 294.
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Kirfel 1920: 310.
77 For unmeya MW gives only the meaning 'weight.' According to Kirfel 1920: 308 their height is three hastas.
* Scc note on vs 63.
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