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RISABHA DEVA
me help you out of it. In the other one you saw a burning flame, gradually becoming paler, till it was extinguished. The purport of the first of these dreams, sire, is that the doctrine that I have promulgated before your majesty, the noble and ennobling creed of the Jinas (Conquerors), in other words, is to help you to attain nirvana. I rejoice to tell you that you will become the first Tirthamkara of your time in Bhāratvarsa in your tenth incarnation from this. The interpretation of the second dream is tinged with sadness and sorrow for me. It means that the spark of life in your present body will be extinguished in a month's time!”
Svayambuddha then narrated the story of his interview with the saints to the king, who was surprised to find his dreams being known to one of his ministers. The king was much affected by the information thus miraculously furnished; and determined from that very moment to embark on the voyage of soul's prosperity along the path of sannyāsa. He gave away costly gifts to the deserving, made arrangements for the care of his kingdom, and prepared for the noble sallekhanā, the end that is sought by all the truly great.
