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or slaves in spite of your self-enlightenment. May self-reliance develop in you!
Then Indra praised him within himself for his selfreliance and started for his abode. But before his departure he left behind a Vyantara god called Siddhartha, who was formerly the son of Mahavira's mothers sister, to protect him against troubles. Here, Lord Mahavira also, unshakable. like Sumeru Mountain, and profound like the ocean, entered into meditation to clear the balance of his karman.
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