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Saptadarsha Parva
This eternal time is fit to pour out your Dharma-amrita, O Dev, you are worthy to be the creator of Dharma. ||67|| "Victory to you, O Ish, conquer the Karma-warriors, conquer the Maha-Asura of delusion, conquer the haughty warriors of the Pariṣaha, conquer by the power of your tapas. ||68|| Arise, O Dev, for liberation, leave behind these enjoyed pleasures, for there is no difference in the taste of these pleasures, even after repeated experience by the beings. ||69|| Thus praised by the Laukantika Devas, who had requested him to perform tapas, the Dhaata, Vrishabhadeva, fixed his firm mind on performing tapas, on taking initiation. ||70|| With this very purpose, they, having achieved their goal, went to heaven, like swans illuminating the sky with the radiance of their bodies. ||71|| At the same time, the Nākinīs, with their many transformations, their seats trembling, appeared before the Purandara, the leader of the Devas, to witness the auspicious event. ||72|| Then, filling the sky-court, they surrounded Ayodhya city, and stood there, according to their respective groups, with their respective vehicles. ||73|| Then, for the auspicious occasion of his departure, the Devas, led by Indra, performed a grand abhisheka with the waters of the Kshira-sagara. ||74|| After the abhisheka, the Devas, with great respect, adorned him with divine ornaments, garments, garlands, and sandalwood from the Malaya mountains. ||75|| Then, after the abhisheka, Vrishabhadeva made his eldest son, Bharata, the king of this Bharatavarsha. ||76|| And he established Bahubali as the Yuvaraja. Thus, at that time, this earth was ruled by those two brothers, and was therefore called Rajanvati, meaning "possessed of a worthy king." ||77|| At the time of the celebration of the departure of Vrishabhadeva and the coronation of Bharata, both the heavenly and earthly realms were filled with joy. ||78||
May the Chataka, like a bird symbolizing the soul, be satisfied by serving you, like a Chataka is satisfied by the fresh rain clouds. ||66||