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The Adipurana states that sometimes, in the cold upper regions of mountains, where the water from nearby waterfalls was spraying, he attained a state of deep meditation. ||214|| Sometimes, at night, in cremation grounds where many demons danced according to their desires, he remained in meditation, contemplating the Lord. ||215|| Sometimes, on the banks of rivers with beautiful, pure sand, sometimes on the banks of lakes, sometimes in the beautiful forests, and sometimes in other peaceful lands, free from mental agitation, the merciful Lord wandered throughout this earth, practicing meditation. ||216-217|| The silent, meditative, and selfless Lord, with his extraordinary intelligence, wandered through many lands and one day reached the vicinity of the city of Purimatala. ||218|| Not far from that city, there was a garden called Sakata, which was neither too close nor too far from the city. In that pure, tranquil, beautiful, secluded, and deserted forest, the Lord stayed. ||219|| With a pure mind, the Lord sat on a clean, large stone beneath a banyan tree, to attain the perfection of meditation. ||220|| Sitting facing east in the Padmasana posture, and with his mind focused on the highest purity of the Leshyas, the Lord concentrated his mind on meditation. ||221|| With his extremely pure mind, the Lord Vrishabhadeva first focused his mind on the supreme state of liberation, the "Anuttara Pada," and contemplated the eight qualities of the Siddha Parameshthis. ||222|| The eight qualities of the Siddha Parameshthis are: infinite Samyaktvam, infinite Darshan, infinite Jnana, infinite and miraculous Virya, Sukshmatva, Avgahanatva, Anyabadhatva, and Agurulaghutva. Those who desire to attain Siddhi must contemplate these qualities. Similarly, the Dravya, Kshetra, Kala,
1. Vyaapta. 2. Dhyanaikapatantatam. 3. Ratri. 4. Rakshasa. 5. Vyakula. 6. Asmat Purat. 7. 'Pumanchanyato'bhyaniti sutrena pumbadbhava. 8. Vijane. 'Viviktau patavijanoi'tyabhidhanat. 9. Vata. 10. Adhat iti pathe akaroth. Adhaditi pathe dharati sma. 11. Silapatte. 12. -paryanka-lo, mo, do, so, ao. 13. Abhiprayagatam kritva. 14. Akshayasthanam. 15. Sukshmatva. 96. Avgahanitva.