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The fire of penance was kindled, actions were the offerings, the wise ones were the sacrificers, the words of the Self-Existent were the mantras. The Lord Vrishabha was the master of the great sacrifice, compassion was the offering, the attainment of the desired object was the fruit, and liberation was the final stage of the action. Thus, having resolved upon this sacrifice as spoken by the Lord Rishabha, those ascetics initiated the great sacrifice of penance. || 215 - 217 || Thus, those sages, having pledged themselves to the noble sentiment of the sages, carried it out well, for this is the nature of great souls. || 218 || What is the use of saying much about this? All those sages, having abandoned all the vices that arise in the state of kingship, had brought under their control all the real actions that had been going on since time immemorial. || 219 ||
Thus, those who had attained the three jewels from the ancient man, the Lord Adinath, who were the beloved swans of his Tirtha-like Manasarovar, who had abandoned the kingdom and all kinds of delusion, who had been initiated only because they did not want to bow down to King Bharata, whose strength was excellent patience, who were always careful in the conduct of the wise and valiant sages, who followed the path adopted by the Lord Vrishabha, the king of yogis, and who