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god embraced him; and said: “You deserve the highest commendation for being above desires. I am supremely happy to see that you are a noble man. I bow my head to your exalted mind which is free from desires. I heartily commend you and as a token of our meeting today, I bestow upon you the miraculous power called Amoghvijaya by means of which you can assume many forms".
And after bestowing that power on Ravan, Dharmendra went away to Nagalok, the Kingdom of cobras.
What an extraordinary and resplendent spiritual power this is of Ravan who showed selfless devotion to the Paramatma! How deeply was this idea inscribed on his heart that the devotion for the Paramatma is not an article to be sold in the markets of the world! He deemed the devotion for the Paramatma superior to the value of all the precious possessions in this world. He deemed it the most precious thing in the world. He never thought of attaining any worldly power, progress or prosperity by means of his devotion for the Paramatma. Is this a small thing in Ravan's extraordinary greatness and nobility ?
Ravan was decorated with the divine power called Amoghvijaya; while Vali was decorated with the supreme jewel of Kaivalya. . How could the heavenly beings remain silent when the Mahamuni had attained Kevalinan ? At once, countless gods and goddesses descended upon Ashtapad mountain enthusiastically. They planned to celebrate Vali's attainment of Kevaljnan; and it was carried out in a grand manner. The Mahamuni who had attained Kevaljnan delivered a discourse on the occasion and then he went away from there.
Ravan sat in his Pushpak Viman and set off to Nityaloknagar. His marriage with Ratnavali took place there as decided upon earlier. Everywhere waves of joy and jubilation rose and rolled. Priyadarshi, the father of Ratnavali was overwhelmed with joy because his beloved daughter had secured the hand of such a great man as Ravan. The marriage of Ratnavali and Ravan
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