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developed a contempt for sensual pleasures. It was indeed a golden age! Within a few moments, all the queens got ready to receive the Deeksha.
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"If our lords adopt the path of samyam, we too will adopt it. How can a wife remain in the samsar when the husband has become a sadhu ?" Ah! Women rivalled men not in worldly enjoyments but in seeking spiritual delights through renunciation and what a spirit of dedication! The real felicity of life lies in this kind of sublime relationship.
The decision of those Kings and queens to renounce the samsar became a lofty example for the entire world. The people heartily congratulated them on their decision and wholeheartedly glorified the commands of the lord.
On the appointed day, the Deeksha ceremony began. Hanupur was magnificently decorated. Hundreds of satellite towns appeared around Hanupur. The Vidyadhar sculptors and architects constructed magnificent rest houses over a vast area. Large masses of people came to see the Kings and Queens who were renouncing the samsar and all the pleasures and joys of worldly life. They felt blessed when they saw those great souls.
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The day fixed for the Deeksha ceremony dawned. The Deeksha procession started from the magnificent palace of Hanupur. Seven hundred and fifty chariots carrying the kings and queens began moving in the procession. As a part of the celebrations, the Vidyadhar musicians played on various musical instruments. The melodies reverberated in the atmosphere. Soldiers on elephants, soldiers on horses and infantry followed the procession adding dignity to it. A large number of Vidyadhars seated in airships flew over the city and showered flowers upon the procession. The procession reached the garden.
"May Bhagwan Munisuvrat Swami be victorious".
"May Acharya Dharmaratnasoori live long !"
"May those who are receiving the Deeksha become immortal!"
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