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The Adipurana
In the city of Ratnasanchay in the Mangalavati country, in the Purva-Videha region, related to the Eastern Meru, in the Pushkara island, we were born as the sons of King Shridhara. I was Balabhadra and Jayakirtika was Narayana. I was born to Queen Manohara, the wife of King Shridhara, and my name was Shrivarma. Jayakirtika was born to the same king's other queen, Manorama, and his name was Vibhishana. We both, being brothers, enjoyed the kingdom for a long time. || 13-15 || Our father, King Shridhara, entrusted me with the burden of the kingdom and took initiation from Sudharma Acharya. He attained the Siddha state by observing many types of fasts. || 16 || My mother, Manohara, had great affection for me, so she remained at home for a long time, observing pure vows and performing the austerities prescribed by Sudharma Acharya. || 17 || She observed the *Karmakshapana* fast according to the rules and at the end of her life, she left her body in a state of Samadhi, which led her to become Lalitanga Deva in heaven. || 18 || After some time, my brother Vibhishana passed away and I was deeply grieved by his loss. At that time, Lalitanga Deva came and explained to me in many ways. || 19 || "O son, do not grieve like an ignorant man. Understand this for sure, in this world, there are always fears of birth, death, etc." || 20 || Thus, being explained by Lalitanga Deva, who was my mother in the past, I gave up my grief and became happy, focusing my mind on Dharma. || 21 || After that, I took Jain initiation from Shri Yugandhara Muni along with five thousand kings. || 22 || I performed the extremely difficult but fruitful *Singhanishkidita* and *Sarvatobhadra* austerities according to the rules and attained the pure light of knowledge, which is the form of Mati, Shruta, and Avadhi Jnana. Then, at the end of my life, I died and attained the Indra position in the sixteenth heaven called Achyuta, which is endowed with many powers. My lifespan there was twenty-two Sagaras. || 23-24 || In that very radiant Achyuta heaven, I enjoyed divine pleasures. One day, out of love for my mother, I went to worship Lalitanga Deva. || 25 ||