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The Adipurana
'The king studied all four royal sciences in the presence of his guru. He shone with those sciences like the rising sun with its rays. ||16|| He studied all the sciences with the blessings of his guru. He shone even brighter, like fire with the wind. ||30|| Seeing his son's humility and other qualities, which were conducive to his fitness, the king accepted him as the heir apparent. ||13|| The fortune of the kingdom, divided between father and son, shone even brighter. It stretched from the Himalayas to the ocean, like the Milky Way in the sky. ||13|| The king had many sons, but he considered this son, Mahabala, as his only son, just as the sky is illuminated by the sun, not by other planets. ||14|| Then, one day, King Atibala became detached from worldly pleasures. He renounced desires and became ready to take initiation. ||14|| He thought, "This kingdom is like a poisonous flower, extremely harmful and life-taking. It is like a venomous snake, extremely frightening. It is like a deceitful woman, destructive. It is like a garland that has been worn, and is now discarded. Therefore, it is completely worthless and should be abandoned. It is not fit for the enjoyment of noble men." ||142-143|| The wise King Atibala thought further, "I will uproot this vine of the world with the axe of great meditation and forbearance." ||144|| The root of this vine of the world is falsehood, its flowers are birth and death, and its fruits are various vices, such as...