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tions and felt detached from the world. "I have, for long, been devoured by the succession of sorrow, birth and death, the home of sin. " Then he said to the worshipful, compassionate sage" My foot has touched the Jina image. Prescribe some expiation for the sin and nullify the crime quickly. Release me, oh holy sir, so that I may practise penance and vanquish the great warriors, anger and others. The sage kindly accepted (his prayer). Karakanda transferred the kingdom to Vasupala, and, being weary of the great miseries of the world, took to the practice of austerities. He plucked off his curly hair as if they were the gliding serpents the Karmas. Counting all the inmates of the harem as straw, he removed the clothes from his body. When he took the vow of austerities leaving aside the feudatories, ministers and the earth, the fact was reported into the town by some one who came in heavy with sorrow.
25. Then, he, who was disgusted with the pleasures of the senses and was weary of the ocean of metem-psychosis (practised the vow) famous in the world by the name of Panca-kalyāņa-vidhana in the presence of which ignorance vanishes, by practising which the mind becomes steady, by which people become mighty and religious like Baladeva and Nārāyaṇa, by performing which people become lords of gods, serpents and men and even passionless Jina, through which all good fortunes are attained, by means of which one advances to the stage of supreme knowledge
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24. Then Madanavali got up restraining herself and abandoning the necklace. Rativega ran beating her breasts and regarding her camphorbox as straw. Kusumavali threw away the flowers, and Ratnavali ceased to wear the pearls. Anangalekha left aside her jewels and walked away, while Candralekha lost the lustre of her body in a moment. All 5 the queens ran up and stood before the sage, being attached to the king. But seeing the king, they became peaceful and stood there folding their hands. They requested the sage "Recommend hard vows to us, oh master! we shall practise austerities. The sage gave them the liberty and they who had suppressed Cupid, accepted the vow. Having practised hard penance, they all went to heaven; while Karakanda, thinking of the Jina in his heart, toured from country to country.
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