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First, what is the essence that you have left out while teaching? Does the sun, which destroys darkness, leave anything out while illuminating? ||163||
When the truth is shown by you, the minds of the righteous never get confused. Does a person with eyes ever stumble on the great path shown by the great ones? ||164||
O Lord, I am seeing the reflection of all the objects of the world in the expanse of your words, which are like a mirror of auspiciousness for the three worlds. ||165||
Even so, there is a desire in my heart to ask something. The reason for that desire is the thirst for drinking the nectar of your words continuously. ||166||
O God, people might say, "Who is this one who is asking you directly, bypassing the Ganadharas?" But I don't understand this. It is your extraordinary devotion that is inspiring me to ask you. ||167||
O Lord, the desire to know the special nature of the object, the feeling of greater benefit, the abundance of faith, or the desire to do something, is making me talkative in front of you. ||168||
O Lord, I want to hear the merit of the Tirthankaras and other great people, in which all the Dharma taught by the omniscient ones is collected. O God, be pleased with me, be merciful and tell me: How many omniscient Tirthankaras will there be like you? How many Chakravartis will there be like me? How many Narayanas, how many Balabhadra, and how many their enemies, the Pratinarayanas? What was their past character like? What will it be like in the present and the future? O best of speakers, I want to hear all this from you. ||169-170||
O Jinendra, who benefits everyone, also tell me: What will be the names of all of them? In which gotras will they be born? Who will be their siblings? What will be their characteristics? What kind of forms will they have? What will be their ornaments?