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The Adipurana is like the abode of the Siddhas, free from sorrow, misery, and despair. It is like the wind-circle, based on forgiveness. It is like the detached atoms, due to its non-attachment. It is like the three pure jewels, because it is the means of liberation. It is endowed with great virtues, radiant with immense brilliance, and strong with inner strength. It is the sacred Jain scripture, the form of the Lord, and it has been performing penance for a long time.
Then, after being initiated with great strength, his powerful son, Mahabala, took up the burden of the kingdom. At that time, many Vidyadharas would worship his lotus feet with humility.
Mahabala was endowed with both divine and human strength, his actions were like those of a valiant man, and he destroyed the strength of his enemies, making his own strength famous.
Just as serpents become powerless and devoid of venom under the influence of mantras, so too, his enemies became powerless and devoid of venom (subdued) under the influence of his mantras (power of discernment).
Just as people are drawn to a mango tree adorned with sweet and ripe fruits, so too, the people were drawn to King Mahabala, adorned with sweetness and other virtues.
He was neither too harsh nor too soft, but by adopting a middle path, he subdued the entire world.
Just as clouds calm the dust raised by the summer wind, so too, this king, who desired prosperity, calmed both internal (lust, anger, pride, envy, greed, and delusion) and external enemies who had become arrogant and proud due to the passage of time.
His dharma, artha, and kama did not hinder each other, they were all in harmony. His skill in using them brought his enemies together as if they were his own relatives.