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. Sixteen Chapters
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If this body, this state and this unparalleled character of yours are adorned with knowledge, then this birth of yours will be successful. || 97 || In this world, a learned man is respected even by the learned, and a learned woman also attains the highest position. || 98 || Knowledge is the glory of men, knowledge is the welfare of men, knowledge well worshipped is the deity that fulfills all desires. || 99 || Knowledge is the cow that fulfills all desires, knowledge is the wish-fulfilling gem of men, knowledge gives rise to a lineage of wealth, bearing fruit in the form of dharma, artha and kama. || 100 || Knowledge is the relative of men, knowledge is the friend, knowledge is the benefactor, knowledge is the wealth that goes along with you, and knowledge is the fulfiller of all purposes. || 101 || Therefore, O daughters, you both strive to acquire knowledge, for this is the time for you both to acquire knowledge. || 102 || Saying this, and blessing them again and again, the Lord Vrishabhadeva placed the Shruta Devi, who resided in his mind, on a wide golden plate with reverence, then with both hands he wrote the alphabet starting with 'a' and taught them the script (writing), and in sequence, he also taught them the knowledge of numbers through units, tens, etc. It is said that the Lord wrote the alphabet with his right hand and the numbers with his left hand. || 103-104 || After that, the Lord uttered the alphabet, which had the auspicious invocation "Siddham Namah" clearly stated, which is called Siddhamatrika, which has two divisions due to the difference between vowels and consonants, which is found in all knowledge, which has the origin of many combined letters, which is filled with many seed letters, and which is like a string of pure pearls, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with 'a' and ending with 'ha', and including the visarga, anusvara, jihvamuliya and upadhmaniya, the entire pure alphabet, starting with '