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The wise one's time passed in great bliss, as it is said in the Adipurana. Now, it is said where the self-luminous celestial being was born after her fall from heaven. ||49||
Then, the self-luminous celestial being, upon falling from heaven, became very distressed due to the separation from her beloved. ||50||
Like the earth, devoid of radiance, bearing the heat in the summer, she too became devoid of radiance, bearing the pain of separation. And like the cuckoo, who stops its melodious call in the rainy season, she too stopped her melodious call. ||51||
Just as many difficult diseases torment a person in the absence of divine medicines, so too, many mental afflictions tormented the virtuous self-luminous celestial being in the absence of Lalitangadeva. ||52||
Then, a god named Dridhadharma, a member of the inner council, dispelled her sorrow and directed her mind towards the right path. ||53||
At that time, she was like a painted image, or like a valiant man, free from the fear of death, indifferent to worldly pleasures. ||54||
She, who was destined to become Srimatī, was devoted to the worship of the Jinas for six months, like a member of the lineage of the blessed ones. ||55||
Then, in the eastern direction, in the Jina temple of the forest of Saumanasa, remembering the five supreme beings, she attained samadhi and gave up her life at the foot of the Chaitya tree. As soon as she fell from heaven, she disappeared instantly like a star at the end of the night. ||56-57||
In the Videha region, as mentioned before, there is a city called Pundarikinī. Its ruler was a king named Vadanta. His queen, Lakshmi-mati, was truly beautiful, like Lakshmi herself. The king, adorned by her, was like a Kalpa tree adorned by a Kalpa vine. ||58-59||
Their daughter, known as Bhimatī, was famous. She was like the banner of Manoj, with her beauty and grace. ||60||
As the moon's phases bring joy to people in the month of Chaitra, so too, this young girl, like a moonbeam, brought joy to the world...