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8. Kurcewe thought in his mind " This beantiful ant-hill is certainly worshipful. Some grent leity is residing here on account of which the elephant has worshippeil it and gone away siccilily: Surely, it is because of its worshipping this anthill that the elephant hus becoing white in c.lour." Thinking so in his minil king Kern:16devoutly stayel there observing a fast. On the next day, Karakanila got the anthill excavatel quickly. They levelled up the ground as if a mass of sin hal been carriel to utter (lesstruction, When they dug a little further, the lustre of the rays of gems flasheil forth. That very jurosusc and bright lustre perrale:l the expanse of the sky and roumel in all the four directions as if the brilliant fame of Karakanda was advancing to see the lorl of the immortals.
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9. As they lug on getting thrilleil, a Jionee image was cliscovereil there. serpent, ma le of gems nil jewels with a large hood, shone over it like an umbrellin. The kettle-lrun, the halo of light anl the two Chouries furnishel delight to the cars and eles of all. The lion-scat wils inlaid with various jewels as if the king of gols hail workeil it out himsell. When it was brought out, it shone forth like a mass of virtues ( come up) rending the earth. The immortals then beat their kettle-ulrum in the sky and a dense shower of flowers fell from heaven. All the directions becaine cle: and sweet wind blew forth. All the ainbitions of the king who was a repository of all gems of virties, became fulfille:l. Through devotion, lis body became horripilated and through delight the lotus of his face became full-blown. Fetching water froin the lake, he bathed the Jinan, who was free of all impurities and worshipped it with many lotuses.
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10. With his head ben.ling low by the weight of excessive dero. tion, the virtuous king began to sing a hymn. "Be victorious, oh lord, having your feet scratcheil by the jewels of the crowns of gods, excellent king to protect the entire world like ons town, an axe to cat lown the tree of Karma, the best means to cross the ocean of the four fornis of existence, the sun to remove the darkness of sin, the utter vanquisher of the warrior-infatuation, a secret charm to subilue the snake of attachinent, a good machine to crush the sugarcane of Cupid, shining with the rays of supreme knowlelge, the stopper of the flow of Karmas, the ear-ornament of the young goddess of victory, the swan in the lake of the minds of the faithful, eternal. stain. -less, free from the elements of a physical body and attached to the face
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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