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## Chapter Eighteen
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Then, abandoning all actions, he became absorbed in the practice of austerities. He remained silent, relying on his own self, for the liberation of the world. ||3|| The great sage, the master of austerities, having vowed to observe a fast for six months, remained steadfast. ||2|| He stood in a straight, even, and spacious place, maintaining the posture of Kayotsarga. At that time, the distance between the tips of his feet was one Vitasti (twelve angulas), and the distance between his ankles was four angulas. ||3|| He stood with his lotus feet placed on a hard stone slab, as if he were standing on a secret Padmasana brought by Lakshmi herself. ||4|| The eternal one, the imperishable, was reciting some text silently within himself, with indistinct syllables. It seemed as if a mountain whose caves echoed with the sound of hidden waterfalls. ||5|| He was adorned with a very serene and radiant form, with both arms hanging down. He appeared as if he were embodying the supreme form of tranquility for the attainment of meditation. ||6|| He wore a head adorned with a very distinct circular halo, with a radiant Ushnisha (the knot on the crown of the head) that rivaled the sun's disc. ||7|| He had a beautiful face, free from any frown or sidelong glances, with steady eyes and lips that were closed and free from any distress. ||8|| The groups of illusions that were flying around his face, attracted by the fragrance of his sweet-smelling breath, seemed like particles of impurity (black, blue, etc.) being expelled. ||9||
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Then, the Lord Vrishabhadeva, the sovereign of all beings, abandoned all attachment to his body and, becoming absorbed in the practice of austerities, remained silent, for the attainment of liberation. ||1|| The great sages, the masters of austerities, who have restrained all the modifications of the mind and the external senses, remained steadfast, having vowed to observe a fast for six months. ||2|| They stood in a straight, even, and spacious place, maintaining the posture of Kayotsarga. At that time, the distance between the tips of their feet was one Vitasti (twelve angulas), and the distance between their ankles was four angulas. ||3|| They stood with their lotus feet placed on a hard stone slab, as if they were standing on a secret Padmasana brought by Lakshmi herself. ||4|| They, the eternal ones, the imperishable, were reciting some text silently within themselves, with indistinct syllables. It seemed as if a mountain whose caves echoed with the sound of hidden waterfalls. ||5|| They were adorned with a very serene and radiant form, with both arms hanging down. They appeared as if they were embodying the supreme form of tranquility for the attainment of meditation. ||6|| They wore a head adorned with a very distinct circular halo, with a radiant Ushnisha (the knot on the crown of the head) that rivaled the sun's disc. ||7|| They had a beautiful face, free from any frown or sidelong glances, with steady eyes and lips that were closed and free from any distress. ||8|| The groups of illusions that were flying around their faces, attracted by the fragrance of their sweet-smelling breath, seemed like particles of impurity (black, blue, etc.) being expelled. ||9||