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The first chapter, thus declared by the Lord, the first Tirthankara, Aditi, expounded the meaning of the Purana with profound words. ||18|| From the lotus-like mouth of the self-created one, Saraswati, arose, a wonder, with a tongue that did not move, and teeth that were not visible. ||18|| The truth is, this is the womb of her birth, her very mouth. There, she obtained the pure one, and brought him to the assembly. ||185|| Without any desire, her divine voice spread. The deeds of the great are wondrous, as they strive to liberate the world. ||186|| Even though the delight is one, it becomes manifold, reaching different beings, like water that becomes diverse in taste, depending on the vessel it is in. ||187|| The Lord, having achieved his own purpose, still worked for the benefit of others through his teachings. Indeed, the deeds of the great are naturally for the benefit of others. ||188|| The speech born from his own mouth, a divine sound, filled that great assembly. It soothed them like a stream of nectar, a stream that removes suffering. ||189|| Whatever the Lord Aditi had touched, he expounded it all in order, without effort, to Bharata. ||190|| The Lord, the teacher of the world, expounded the very profound Purana, which is related to the time of the ascending cycle, and the beings who are its support. ||191|| Then, taking the time of the descending cycle as his support, he presented the story, and set forth the introduction to the Purana, before the main narrative. ||192|| "The story that the Lord of Words, the Ganadhara, Vrishabhasena, spoke in the ancient times, that is what I will now explain." ||193||