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of his Karmas by penance and self-restraint. His adopting the vow of self-restraint in his very boyhood and his keeping company with the sages, added greatly to his knowledge of the Shastras or scriptures. That was why Svami Sudharma choose him to be his successor to the post of Acharyaship after his death. Jambu Svami performed several penances and then attained Kevala-jnana, which helped many pious souls to follow the path of salvation and attain it at last.
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