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The Adi Purana is the authority for us regarding the matters of this world and the next. Considering this, the best of kings, the Kachchas, took initiation. ||216||
Some kings took initiation out of affection, some out of delusion, and some out of fear. ||217||
Surrounded by those who were not yet fully restrained, the Lord Vrishabhadeva shone like a great Kalpa tree surrounded by small Kalpa trees. ||218||
The Lord, whose brilliance was inherent, shone even more brightly due to the radiance of his tapasya. He shone like the sun whose inherent brilliance is intensified by the autumn season. ||219||
Just as gold heated by fire shines brightly, so too did the Lord's naked form, adorned with excellent radiance, shine brightly. ||220||
Then, the Lord Adinath, worshipped by the gods, shone like a Kalpa tree, embraced by the vine of initiation. ||221||
At that time, the Lord's incomparable form shone brightly. Even Indra, with his thousand eyes, could not be satisfied by seeing it. ||222||
Then, the Indra of heaven, greatly pleased, praised the Lord Vrishabhadeva, the master of the three worlds, the supreme light, and the lord of speech, in a loud voice. ||223||
O Lord, you are the creator of the world (the one who arranges the world in the form of karma-bhami), the master, and the giver of desired results. Therefore, we praise you to destroy our undesired things. ||224||
O Lord, how can we, who are mere beings, praise your countless qualities? However, we, being under the influence of devotion, are merely expanding our own souls by the pretense of praise. ||225||
O Lord, just as the rays of the sun shine forth when the cloud cover is removed, so too do your qualities shine forth when the impurities of the body, speech, and mind are removed. ||226||
They had adopted the fragrance-free conduct of the Lord because they desired it. ||215||