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## The Story of the Great Initiation
**The Subject**
**Page | Subject**
**367-403** The initiation ceremony of the Lord. The Lord, created by the gods, was initiated along with four thousand kings who rode on palanquins. The kings, unable to bear the pangs of hunger and thirst, abandoned their palanquins and embarked on a journey of penance. They were corrupted by the Vidyaadharas and adopted various disguises to protect themselves. The grieving Yashawati and Sunandadevi, along with the ministers, followed the Lord, their eyes filled with tears. The Lord's grandson, Marichi, who had become an ascetic, established the Kapil tradition.
**403-410** The grief of the women of the inner palace. Some approached the Lord to request something, while others were stopped by the guards. Only Yashawati and Sunandadevi, along with some of the key women, were allowed to proceed.
**411-418** The detailed description of the Vijayardha mountain in the poet's eloquent language.
**387-388** The Lord, the Jagadguru, took the two princes to the Vijayardha mountain to witness the initiation ceremony of the 19th festival.
**416-421** The Lord introduced the princes to the mountain's unique features. He explained the significance of renouncing possessions and facing the east. He also described the names and extent of the Siddha cities.
**421-427** The princes, after bowing to the Lord, plucked the hair from their heads and threw it away.
**427-441** The description of the mountain's natural beauty in various meters. On the ninth day of the dark fortnight of Chaitra, the Lord accepted initiation in the evening. Indra placed the Lord's sacred hair in a jeweled casket and deposited it in the ocean of milk.
**388-362** The Lord, along with four thousand other kings, was initiated. However, they did not understand the secrets of initiation and remained mere holders of the Dravyalinga.
**392-3** Indra praised the Lord.
**442-444** All the Vidyaadharas bowed to the kings. The kings returned to Ayodhya at sunset after a year of interruption.
**The 18th Festival**
In Hastinapur, Shreyans Maharaj, after remembering his past life, received the knowledge of the initiation ceremony. He attained the knowledge of Manahparyaya as soon as he received the food offering. He consumed sugarcane juice and performed the five-fold worship of the gods.