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He who carried the burden of the Yuga (age) on his shoulders, and for a long time drove the great chariot of Dharma, filled with the virtues of vows and conduct, was indeed a wondrous sight. ||7|| Contemplating that one, the single syllable, like the imperishable syllable, I shall speak, having considered the objectives, the essence of that Purana. ||8|| All the rasas (emotions) are used by our own Guru, Jinaseanacharya, and we shall use only those rasas that he has left out, with devotion. ||9|| Those who compose Puranas, having abandoned raga (attachment) and the like, far away, and having described the rasas like Shringar (love), are pure knowers, pure seekers of liberation. ||10|| The essence of this Purana has been fully elaborated by the great soul, Jinaseanacharya. The effort of those who are striving in the remaining part of it should be understood as the effort to complete a remaining part of a building. ||11|| In this Purana, which is full of profound words and meanings, and adorned with excellent leaves and fruits, my words are like new leaves, so let the wise people hold them to their ears. Meaning: Just as people hold new leaves of a tree to their ears, so let the wise people hold these words of mine to their ears, i.e., listen to them with affection. ||12|| The first part of this Purana is made up of the Guru, i.e., Jinaseanacharya, or the long verses, and the latter part is made by the disciple (Gunabhadra), who is different from the Guru, or the short verses, so will it not be as beautiful as a verse? i.e., it will be. Meaning: Just as a verse made up of long and short verses is very beautiful, so this Purana, made by the Guru and the disciple, will also be very beautiful. ||13|| 'Just as the first part of sugarcane is juicy, so let the first part of this Purana also be juicy', with this thought, I begin the composition of its latter part. ||14|| Do not seek for excellence in me, but accept this as Dharma, for those who eat, sweet words are like food. ||15||