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This is the essence of the Badipurana, free from any distortion. Whoever has faith in it, that noble soul attains the Supreme Brahman. ||154|| Having explained the essence of the teachings in their entirety, the supreme among the wise, [Vrishabhadeva], then explained some of the seeds of the teachings again for emphasis. ||155|| He explained the soul, the purpose of life, the path, the fruits of the path, bondage, liberation, the bound being, and the liberated being. ||156|| He also explained the structure of the three worlds, the layers of hell, the islands, oceans, mountains, and the Kulachala. ||157|| The glorious Vrishabhadeva, the holder of the four infinite forms of Lakshmi, also explained the heaven with its sixty-two layers, the lifespan of the gods, their enjoyments, the state of liberation, and the Lokanadhi. ||158|| The world teacher, Vrishabhadeva, also explained the Puranas of the Tirthankaras, the Chakravartis, and the Ardha Chakravartis, the Kalyanakas of the Tirthankaras, and the sixteen causes of their auspiciousness. ||159|| The Lord explained where a particular being is born after death, from where a particular being can be born, the birth and death of beings, the objects of enjoyment, the powers of the monks, and the actions that humans should and should not perform. ||160|| The all-knowing and benevolent Vrishabhadeva explained to Bharat the nature of all substances, past, present, and future. ||161|| Hearing the essence of the teachings from the world teacher, the supreme being, Vrishabhadeva, King Bharat, filled with devotion, attained supreme bliss. ||162|| Then, holding onto that supreme bliss, Bharat, free from attachment to the body, attained the purity of right faith and the supreme purity of the Anuvratas from Vrishabhadeva. ||163|| Just as a cluster of blooming lotuses shines brightly in the autumn season, so too, King Bharat, enlightened by Vrishabhadeva, attained the knowledge of the truth and the supreme purity of mind.