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**Verse 1**
**Shadow:** Among elephants, they call Airavata, among lions, the beasts, among waters, the Ganga, among birds, Garuda, the son of Vinudeva, among those who speak of Nirvana, here, the well-known son.
**Translation:** Just as Airavata is known, famous, or the main example among elephants, just as the lion is the main among beasts, just as the Ganga is the main among waters, and just as Garuda, the son of Vinudeva, is the main among birds, in the same way, among all those who speak of Nirvana, among those who are seekers of liberation, the Lord Mahavira is the famous and the best.
**Commentary:** Just as Airavata, the vehicle of Indra, is known, famous, or the main example among elephants, just as the lion, Kesari, is the main among beasts, just as the Ganga is the main among waters, and just as Garuda, the son of Vinudeva, is the main among birds, in the same way, among those who speak of Nirvana, among those who are seekers of liberation, the Lord Mahavira is the famous and the best.
**Verse 2**
**Shadow:** Among warriors, they call Vishvasena, among flowers, they call the lotus. Among Kshatriyas, they call Dantavakya, among sages, they call Vardhamana.
**Translation:** Just as Vishvasena is the main among warriors, just as the lotus is called the best among flowers, just as Dantavakya is the main among Kshatriyas, in the same way, the Lord Vardhamana is the best among sages.
**Commentary:** Just as Vishvasena, the one who has an army of elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers, is the main among warriors, just as the lotus is the main among flowers, just as Dantavakya, the one whose words pacify enemies, is the best among Kshatriyas, in the same way, the Lord Vardhamana is the best among sages.