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"Reflicting on his merits they sang hymns in praise of the meritorious one, the knower of truth, the destroyer of darknews and pain. (They sung), souri will be manifest the true wx, the remover of l.irth, deray, cath, pain and woc. (16)
" The whole of the three regions are in flames, heated by i n old fire of wides, sires and worldliness. Thou, corri NC, by bringing forth the cloud of religion over the ther thutan regions, wilt blow out tho lire of pain with tho water of immortality. (17)
" Thennart of friendly speech, thou art full of mercy, thou up of amille syr , thou art of anaffected sound and sweet words from thy celestial voice. Do thou send forth thy behest Over the tune thousand regions of the universe, and quickly proclaim the t hi? (155
"Despicable ore the wicked Tirthikag; they are of vicions interl; they lie enthralled in the louds of worldly attachment.
Lai to religious failuility snpported by every argument, they !! run away the jackals before a lion. (19)
"*Tárcing through ! miss of ignorance, and the smoke of pain, fol 1). In t ation of humanity, cost the rays of krwidge, 11 dispel the great darkness from the whole untec. 20),
"( the virti of being of such wonderful purity, nien nogen have warned the highest blessings. The road of vice is chero!, and the wide road of the gods is made resplendent, glowny in light. In the purifier, the jewel amony men.' (21).
"T!...!! howerg e nt flowers on the city named Kapila, circumambulating (... of the Prince), respectfully singing hymus in his prizine', mi shouting Buddha, Buddba," the Suras cheerfully returned to the sky." (...)
