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TH CHAPTER
(The praise of these bad times - Dushamakala). Circtinggize )
Oh! Lord of Lords, in these times when one can get the result of devotion to you (The ) (1.e. becoming more and more ready for Liberation) in a short time. May such a bad time (dimain/2:0467 ) be really far better than the better times (such as the Sushmakala - 29tiñīctic )!
0 Jineshwaral compared to the Sushamakala, in this Dushama
Jiest in compared to kala your blessings give far greater results , because the presence of a Kalpavraksh (a treed that grants you whatever you wish) on the Mery Mountain (where it is not uncomrnon),(18 much more praiseworthy) when 1t is found in Marwada (
- a desert like part of this country).
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O Lord! Ir listeners of intense faith, meet with wise learned men who know the true meaning (28221 ) of the Agama ( 31 - the Jain scriptures), then even in this Kalikala your Religion/Teachings would spread wide and far.
- hala O Lord! Even in the better times like the Sushamel, there are arrogant and bad people. Then in thas Kalikala (also called the firth Ata - or cycle of time) are we not unnecessarily getting upset with people who behave badly (towards you)?
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O Lord of the world! As a test to see whether we are moiing on the path of Liberation ( IUT ) this Pirth ara