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## The Seventeenth Festival
The people, both human and divine, were filled with excitement for the two great festivals. The royal palace, filled with supreme bliss, was a spectacle of joy.
The king, relieved of the burden of his kingdom, was free from worry and ready to take his vows. He had divided his vast empire among his sons, leaving no room for doubt or anxiety.
The king, free from worldly attachments, sought the guidance of his family, including the great king Nabhiraj, before boarding the divine palanquin, the Sudarshana, crafted by Indra.
With great respect, Indra, who had supported the king with his own hand, helped him ascend the palanquin, as if he were taking a vow to embrace the path of liberation.
The king, eager to embrace the path of liberation, seemed to be ascending the palanquin as if he were entering the embrace of the divine consort of liberation.
Adorned with garlands, his body shining with sandalwood paste and draped in fine garments, the king, riding the palanquin, resembled a divine bridegroom, the perfect match for the goddess of fortune.
The king, having attained the purity of the soul, first ascended the path of liberation, and then the palanquin. He seemed to be practicing the ascent of the stages of spiritual progress.
The kings carried the palanquin for seven steps, then the celestial beings carried it for seven steps in the sky. The celestial beings, filled with joy, then lifted the palanquin onto their shoulders and carried it swiftly through the heavens.
This is enough to praise the greatness of the king. Even Indra, the king of the gods, became a mere carrier of the palanquin.
The people were reciting scriptures.
This is how both the great festivals were celebrated, with the divine and human beings filled with excitement. The royal palace, filled with supreme bliss, was a spectacle of joy.