________________ 3 Siri Sirivalakaba determination, there at once arose the sun (lit. the thousand-rayed one) on the top of the rising mountain (Nishadha). (171) .. (Then) in the morning, on account of the words of Mayana, that Umbararaja quickly (.e. at once) went with her to the temple of Shree Risaha (i.e. Rishabhadeva or Adinatha, the first Tirthankara of the present era). (172) : : . (Then) both of them, with their bodies horripilated on account of the joy (of having the sight of the idol of the Tirthankara), bowed down to the Lord ( Adinatha ), (and) Mayana who was well-versed (lit. clever) in the Jaina Doctrine began to extol (the Tirthankara ) thus: (173) "Oh, you First Jinendra ! (delightful) like the moon, whose feet are bowed down to by the multitudes of the lords of gods--who are bent down by the excess of devotion, who have filled (all) the three worlds with the flood of fame as white (lit. bright) and full as the moon, and who are brave in conquering (the internal) enemies (such as lust, anger, pride, deceit and greed etc): (174) . . "Oh God! who have removed the darkness in the form of ignorance (in the world), who are
