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Then, with the rise of great abhorence to worldly desires, with the increase of complete indifference to sensual pleasures, and with the assurance of the worthlessness of worldly objects, Prince Visvabhūtı Kumāra went to Sambhūti Sūri who was an ocean of highly praiseworthy virtuous qualities; who was like the Sun on account of his mass of brightness, like the Full-Moon on account of his placidness, like the trunk of the creeper of pure happiness; who was firm like the summit of Mount Meru; who was capable of doing all the works of the community; whose orders were obeyed by kings and gods: who was able to dispel the ve of darkness of wicked desires: who was endowed with the pure sentiment of destroying sing by the fire of penance; who was always well protected by a control over three varieties of activities (i. e., of mind, speech, and body ); who always had praiseworthy thought-teints; who was free from severe transgre sions of three kinds; who was filled with an intense longing for the Teachings of the Jinéndras; who was able to dissipate anger, pride, deceit and greed; who was always willing to instruct devout persons; who had strength to crush the impadence of bad teachers; who resembled as excellent mergey Kalpa Vrikşa, (the Wishing Tree capable of fulfilling all desired objects'; who was adored by excellent ascetics; whose internal enemies had become destroyed; who was claddening the hearts of all people; who was competent to remere various doubts; and who was perfectly free from blemishes of all kinds. Thinking hitaself sanctified as if by a visit to all the sacred places, immediately on sooing the worthy preceptor, Visvabhūti Kumara very respectfully saluted bla lotusMke feet, and took his seat on a weighbouring spot The Guru Mahārāja ehen commenced the preaching with a voice as solemn as the blowing of the conch-shek by Sri Krişna:
संसाररुंदरंगे सइलूसेहिं व चित्तरूवेहिं । सो नत्यि किर परसो जीवेहिं न नचियं जत्व ॥१॥ चमइजरूपडलाटलभवण्यवेऽणेगसो करेंतेहिं । दुहिएहि मजणुम्मजणाई कुम्मेहि व कहिपि ॥ २॥
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